Tag Archives: Racing.com
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD AGAINST THE LOWLANDS OF RACING.COM
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Sammy Hyland comes from great Australian racing stock. Father Melbourne Cup winning jockey Pat Hyland is an Australian Racing Hall Of Famer and his marriage to Maree is the stuff of dreams. Having said this, like … Continue reading
ENOUGH. IT’S TIME FOR THE WORLD’S FIRST ONLINE HORSE RACING LIFESTYLE CHANNEL
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Racing is in a quandary, Empty racecourses except for those employed to be there and a couple of die-hard old diggers who miss the glory days of Phar Lap, Tulloch and the like. Short sighted racing … Continue reading
SAMMY HYLAND: ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk Disappointing to get a call today saying I am no longer required @Racing Thanks to all jockeys for being so accomodating #ithasbeengreatfun — Samuel Hyland (@HylandSamuel) August 22, 2017 Many of us want to be liked. … Continue reading
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS RACING.COM GALLOPING TO AND WITH WHO BY ITS SIDE?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk We’re not quite getting it. Then again, it’s been a long time since we understood how exactly racing in Victoria works. Or continues to unravel with no signs of a knight in shiny armour to put … Continue reading
HOW IS RACING REALLY GOING TO WIN?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk “Racing To Win”, that Cecil B DeMille of a production from the HKJC starring the Kim, Kourtney and Khloe of racing, is hardly riveting viewing, but, apparently, the programme has a loyal audience. Probably around 28, … Continue reading
BEING IN HORSE RACING IS TO WIN, RIGHT?
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk There’s a new kid in town in Hong Kong- and to horse racing- and she’s shaking things up without even knowing it. Or does she know exactly what she’s doing? It’s too early to tell, but … Continue reading
THE LOSING BIG AND THE CORPORATES AFFAIR ISSUE
By Keyser Soze TELEVISION NETWORKS SET TO LOSE BIG ON WAGERING REGULATION… To apply a racing analogy, the contraction of the corporate wagering operators market is a “Certainty”, as we have predicted in recent editions. The shrinking of the market … Continue reading
DOES RACING TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT CONTENT MUST BE KING, QUEEN AND SERF?
By Hans Ebert Racing.com recently launched a campaign to attract advertisers. Apart from its wagering partner sponsors, Crownbet and Luxbet, and a handful of Race Clubs does it have any? The strategy is that the site and television channel will … Continue reading
THE ALL SHOOK UP ISSUE
By Keyser Soze THE DAVID MOODIE BLUES? Victoria’s now infamous and tedious cobalt saga continues on its destructive path embroiling more prominent names in the Victorian governing body along the way. The past two weeks have seen more of these … Continue reading
THE BALLAD OF THE RACING QUEENS OF VICTORIA
By Hans Ebert It’s a murder of crows and one gungha din It’s goes more pear-shaped everyday It’s a tangled web of lies and deceit Welcome to Melbourne racing today Where has all the good times gone? Been replaced by … Continue reading