Monthly Archives: 04/2013

After Bayern Munich outplayed Barcelona, another German outfit, Borussia Dortmund, produced a stunner of their own as they completed a 4-1 rout against Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.  As a German, it’s stupendous to see two German teams put a combined eight goals past those two great…

Last weekend race fans were able to enjoy two simulcast events from Macau and Australia.  As alike in the past, I travelled to Taipa racecourse on Sunday for the Macau Hong Kong Trophy day, and this time witnessed Noble Alpha become the third Hong Kong winner of the Macau leg of the inter-port series. Noble…

On Wednesday we unveiled the list of selected runners for the Champions Mile on 5 May.  Again we still have a very strong field of runners as for our home team flagbearers we have Stewards’ Cup winner Glorious Days and impressive Chairman’s Trophy hero Packing Whiz, who have both been in promising form recently. The…

One of the things I enjoy about my job is that I regularly have opportunities to represent the Club at various community events and activities. Last week, I attended the countdown ceremony for the 4th Hong Kong Games, an event in which the Club has involvement as a major sponsor, and while there I was…

Many football fans in my home country Germany have been buzzing about the “Dortmund miracle”. In midweek, Borussia Dortmund pulled off what seemed an impossible comeback against Malaga in the Uefa Champions League quarter-final.  Trailing 2-1 late in the second half and facing exit from the tournament, the team scored two quickfire goals in stoppage…

Packing Whiz notched up his first victory since joining Caspar Fownes’ yard with a stylish performance in the HKG2 Chairman’s Trophy last Sunday, capping a fascinating race day from the sporting perspective.  But champion jockey Douglas Whyte seemed to steal the limelight at Sha Tin racecourse that day as he snatched a wonderful six-timer, which…

In my last blog, I shared with you my feelings and impressions regarding our Hong Kong runners at Meydan last weekend.  It is also worth mentioning the fascinating performances we witnessed from some overseas runners that evening. Foremost among those has to be Animal Kingdom.  Before the race I said in my blog that this American…