Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ever wonder why so many top jockeys move to Hong Kong the moment they get the offer of a contract? The answer is simple. Money, money, money. You can earn bucketloads of it in Honkers, and you pay a maximum of only 17% tax on it, usually about 10% on average. Compare that to Australia […]
Look at James McDonald give it to Zac Purton. There was no way he was ever going to get out of that pocket. J-Mac is not just the best jockey in the world, he’s the toughest too. Lesser riders would have been pushed aside by Purton, but not this bloke. If you ever needed an […]
Reports are that the Toowoomba three-year-old Pope Cody has been sold to Hong Kong for a substantial six-figure sum. We say the HK buyers must be crazy. Pope Cody has smashed them at its past two starts at Eagle Farm in a 3yo Open and at Toowoomba in the Guineas, but both of those wins, […]
If you ever want to see a beautiful ride then watch James McDonald’s steer on the winner Adefill in race 9 in Hong Kong yesterday. It’s the horse in the grey with the pink cap. You will never see a prettier horse ride in your life. It was sheer perfection. https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/english/showcase/showcase.asp
21/12/2023 Licensing Committee Decisions The Committee, at the most recent Licensing Committee Meeting, resolved to:- approve the granting of a Trainer’s Licence to Mr. David Eustace for the 2024/25 racing season. Attached is Mr Eustace’s profile. endorse the proposed update of Trainer’s retirement age from 65 to 66 with immediate effect; revise the criteria for Trainer’s […]
By Tim Whiffler His achievements In winning Longine’s Hong Kong mile last Sunday, 10 December 2023, Golden Sixty (AUS) joined Good Ba Ba (USA) as the only three times winner of this race, however, Golden Sixty did more than that. He took his overall record to 30 starts for 26 wins, two seconds and one third […]
The worst kept secret in Hong Kong is a secret no more, after English hoop Harry Bentley yesterday had his license suspended for 2 months and copped a fine of AU $60 000 after being found guilty of improper conduct for tipping horses to people who weren’t their owners, meaning that he was most likely […]
The word out of Hong Kong is that the CEO of the jockey club Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, who we wrote about the other day, is on a massive all inclusive annual salary package of circa $40 million HK. When converted to Australian money that equates to $8 million bucks a year. It seems an incredible sum […]
