Tag Archives: Maxime Guyon

ABLE FRIEND, HONG KONG AND NEVER KNOWING UNTIL ONE TRIES

When the SARS outbreak- Severe Acute Respiratory System- brought Hong Kong to a standstill and dark clouds hung over the city, a horse played a role in offering people- not only racing fans- a glimmer of hope every time it … Continue reading

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PLANETS, HALLS, LANES, AND RAMMING WITH THE FAST TRACKER

————————————- THE INSIDE TRACK HONG KONG AND A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH PLANET RACING? By having a “United Nations of Racing” competing every race day- riders from South Africa, Italy, France, Belgium, Mauritius, Australia, Ireland, and Hong Kong- the Hong Kong … Continue reading

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TAKING THE INSIDE TRACK TO THE FAST TRACKER AND THE TWITTERVERSE

THE INSIDE TRACK IS RACING GEARING UP FOR MORE “HAPPY DAYS” WITH POTSIE, PATSIES, AND PONZIE? As most of us should know by now, ponzie schemes feed on the greed of many through the promises of guaranteed financial riches and … Continue reading

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THE FAST TRACKER ON HAPPY WEDNESDAY, HAPPY ROCKY, AND THE MERCURIAL MIRCO

Advice- NOT tips- news, views and weirdness like the one below where Amigo Brett “Lucky” Davis, refusing to exhale, tries to get even more lucky. Race 1 You REALLY want to bet on this race when you could be at … Continue reading

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THE FAST TRACKER RIDES INTO 2015 ARMED WITH QUIET CONFIDENCE

With Joao Moreira and Zac Purton serving out their suspensions, there’s an open look to some of the races on this first meeting of the new year with, perhaps, only Douglas Whyte, below, looking to have two real BACK ME … Continue reading

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MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO’S THE KING OF THE TURF?

On Wednesday night at Happy Valley, they roll into town- the modern version of gunslingers and the fastest draws in the West and Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai in the form of the world’s riders from the storm- twelve of the worlds … Continue reading

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LONGINES HK INTERNATIONAL DAY AND WHY IT CAN’T GET MORE INTERNATIONAL

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH What punters who profess to be knowledgable should start understanding about the politics of racing and how the racing media- especially in Australia- are used with some in the pockets of the … Continue reading

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MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL…

(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) (Source: LOL Snaps) Together with our Mothership and often it can be a real mutha of a ship that is the SS Racingb*tch, we asked racing fans to name their choices for the Top Ten Jockeys in … Continue reading

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RACING’S COOL FACTOR

Let’s face it, horse racing doesn’t exactly have The Cool Factor attached to the sport. While even “boring old cricket” attracts much of UK’s Rock royalty to matches like the current Test series between England and Australia, celebrities at a … Continue reading

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YIPPIE YAY KAI YEY MUTHAF*CKERS!

Every jockey I know is trying to get in the good books of trainer Dennis Yip. And why not? Right now, he is fourth in the Trainers Premiership ladder, his horsepower is firing on all cylinders and the influential Chinese … Continue reading

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