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THE FAST TRACKER MAKES A GUEST APPEARANCE AT SHATIN
(Courtesy of Fast Track) There’s no Winx at Shatin- and what a stunning seventeenth consecutive win it was at Randwick yesterday by the Queen Of The Turf. She deserves to be a Dame, your Majesty. What a boost for the … Continue reading
CONTENT, WOBBLE HEADS AND RACING’S BIG GLOBAL PICTURE
Often you need to step outside that restricting box or square or lazy comfort zone to ensure that insular thinking, aided and abetted by all those lemmings and toadies buzzing around, hasn’t resulted in navel gazing. Think of it as … Continue reading
THE FAST TRACKER IS HOPING FOR A STARRY STARRY NIGHT WITH VINCENT
(courtesy http://www.fasttrack.hk) With both Joao Moreira and Zac Purton on the sidelines serving out their suspensions, what one needs to figure out is what horses they might have been riding tonight and who’s on them. After all, they have the … Continue reading
THE HAPPY WINSDAY GORILLAZ WARFARE ISSUE
HORSE RACING AND GORILLAZ WARFARE There’s A Tale Of Two Cities, and, hopefully, this can be a Tale Of Two Brands (and one band) that can take horse racing, via the HKJC’s successful Happy Wednesday brand, to boldly go where … Continue reading
THE FAST TRACK GUIDE TO SUNDAY AT SHATIN
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) After his brilliant ride to win aboard Moneymaker on Happy Thursday, someone remarked, “Now THAT was the old Douglas Whyte” to which we countered with, “No, that’s Douglas Whyte bringing Sexy Back”. From barrier 12, the Champion … Continue reading
THE JOCKEY CHALLENGE: A MARKETING WET DREAM
It might have been a rain-sodden Sunday at Shatin where there were winners and losers and a brilliant four-timer by jockey Tye Angland, who beat odds-on favorite Joao Moreira to take out The Jockey Challenge. Away from the obvious, however, … Continue reading
GAI, FASHION, SA SA, SO SO AND HAPPY WEDNESDAY
(Courtesy of http://www.fasttrack.hk) GAI, FASHION, SA SA, SO SO AND HAPPY WEDNESDAY OLIVER ASKS, PLEASE SIR, CAN I HAVE MORE? Fairy tales DO come true and what a comeback for Damien Oliver- plus his third Cup win- and a dream … Continue reading
MAGIC, MARKETING AND CANCELING OUR SCMP SUBSCRIPTION
Joao Moreira has not only hit the ground running, he’s hit the tracks of Hong Kong flying as if on Steppenwolf’s Magic Carpet Ride. Well, he IS The Magic Man and at Shatin yesterday won his first Group race in … Continue reading
THE MAGIC AND WEIRD JOURNEY OF THE HKJC
Like our lives, with anything, there is a need to know where something or someone has come from to understand why and where they are what they are today. It’s like Alex Hailey’s Roots or a Family Tree and for … Continue reading