Monthly Archives: 07/2010

The 2009/10 racing season came to a successful end last Wednesday. Overall, it has been a good season for us, and the addition of extra racedays and simulcasts took the total amount of racing gross margin retained by the Club for its operating expenses and charity contributions, to nearly HK$3.4 billion for the full season, showing…

This year’s World Cup has come to an end, and now we look forward to the next tournament in Brazil in four years' time. I expect many of you stayed up to watch this year's final in the early hours of Monday morning HK time, when Andres Iniesta scored the only goal deep in the second…

I hope you've all enjoyed the exciting racing and World Cup action over the past week as much I have. For me, I was sad of course to see Germany miss the chance to challenge for their fourth World Cup title, after losing to Spain 0-1 on Thursday morning. I felt it was a very tactical match…

I'm sure that German nationals all over the world will have relished the incredible match last Saturday in which Germany thrashed Argentina 4-0 in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Even as a committed fan of Germany myself, I must admit that the comprehensive nature of the victory came to me as a total surprise. It was…

Last Monday I attended a dinner party hosted by Mr Medici’s Owner Allen Shi, who invited some Owners, Club officials and media friends to help celebrate his horse’s maiden Group One success in the Standard Chartered Champions and Chater Cup. Many guests, like me, found the evening very enjoyable and entertaining. At the party, I had a…

The German national football team delivered a brilliant performance last Sunday as they defeated England 4-1 in the Round of 16 of World Cup 2010. I watched the match live on TV and was impressed by the high energy level of this young German squad. Besides showing great determination and motivation, the players demonstrated some incredible speed…