Monthly Archives: 10/2011

A couple of high-profile unbeaten horses have emerged on the international racing scene in the past year or so, quickly developing almost superstar status among racing fans worldwide.  One is Australian sprinter Black Caviar, whom we were able to watch on our Hong Kong simulcast last Saturday as she extended her winning streak to 15…

Over the past week, a big talking point in European racing is the British Horseracing Authority's introduction of stringent new rules on use of the whip, a decision that has generated so much controversy that the BHA has already had to agree to amendments.  The original rule, brought in about three weeks ago, limited jockeys’…

Earlier this week, we announced a decision to issue short-term Club Jockey licences to three overseas riders, so that Hong Kong racing can benefit from their skills during the European winter season.  Top British jockey Neil Callan, who has so far ridden 95 winners in the UK this year, will be the first to arrive…

Last Saturday night we simulcast four races from British Champions Day to our racing fans in Hong Kong.  In our live broadcast you may have witnessed how the mighty miler Frankel simply bulldozed his high class opponents to extend his unbeaten streak to nine in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, while French raider Cirrus des…

Other than the Australian expat community here, or those of you who have lived or studied “down under”, I suspect that not many people in Hong Kong have ever had the chance to watch Australian football, or Aussie Rules as it's commonly known.  In parts of Australia though, it's a hugely popular sport.  Combining elements…

I'm sure most of our racing fans will know that three Hong Kong-based horses, namely Mighty High and Silver Grecian from John Moore's stable, and Bear Hero from the David Ferraris stable, are currently in Australia to prepare for a series of major races in the spring racing carnival there later this month.  The Moore…

Apple products have become very common in people’s daily lives in recent years, and I reckon probably the majority of my blog readers now have an iPhone, iPad, MacBook or iPod somewhere close to hand.  Like all Apple fans, I was very saddened on Thursday to hear that Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and Chairman, had…

In my Tuesday blog, I mentioned about the success of German raider Danedream in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Actually, this filly is always good for a surprise not only in the Arc, but also for her breeder Mr Gregor Baum, who I know for a long time and previously decided to sell this…

In Sunday’s Sprinters Stakes in Japan we saw Hong Kong duo Lucky Nine and Green Birdie chalk up what I thought were fair performances.  I watched the race replay from where I was staying in France and was gutted to see Lucky Nine again having tough luck, being interfered early in the straight which all…

I thoroughly enjoyed the highly entertaining National Day race meeting at Sha Tin yesterday, in particular the tremendously impressive performances of the winners of the Sha Tin Sprint Trophy and the National Day Cup – the first pattern races in our new racing season.In the former race we saw Entrapment, who was sidelined for more…