Horse

Saddle tales: appearances can be deceiving

13 Jul 2012

As a true city boy who grew up in New York City and Hong Kong, horses are foreign animals to me. I'm more used to animals such as pigeons, rats and cockroaches, and more comfortable riding on a...

Flaw in PPG permits leads to bottleneck in buying horses

20 Jun 2012

The annual issue of permits had us thinking about the ownership system and what is wrong with it. There is a flaw that has been gathering dust for, let's say, forever.

Looks can be deceiving

27 May 2012

A nondescript and almost sleepy-looking brown gelding stands at the edge of the all-weather track at Sha Tin and slowly turns his head, ears pricked, deliberately pausing in the half-dark, before...

Pike in a pickle with stipes but trainers praise him

20 May 2012

Australian Willie Pike arrived at the races knowing he would be suspended for a wayward ride last Wednesday night, but made the most of his time in the saddle with a double to continue a...

Mainland racing still far from an appealing wager

25 Apr 2012

The siren song of doing business in China has claimed many a wrecked vessel in the business world, not just in the modern day but going back a century, and when it comes to horse racing the song...

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Moore tweaks tactics in US$5m Dubai mission

Trainer John Moore will tweak tactics tomorrow to have his horse, Xtension, ridden near the speed in the US$5 million Dubai Duty Free, but fears local nemesis Ambitious Dragon will be 'right on...

Backmarker relishes a solid tempo to nail his opposition

Francis Lui Kin-wai sensed the track was favouring frontrunners, but his fears were allayed when backmarker, The Only Kid, swooped from the tail for Gerald Mosse to score in a Class Four. 'Before...

For astute punters, shoe changes are well worth noting

It isn't often we can say that Hong Kong's racing control and information flow for punters is lagging behind anywhere else, but the area of horse-shoeing is one.

In-demand Lloyd gets that winning feeling again

With trainers lamenting his imminent departure, veteran Jeff Lloyd continued to turn back the clock as he booted home a double, including a maiden win on the David Ferraris-trained Sharema Feeling...

There's more in store for Zezao

Given the heartache he has caused punters in the past three seasons, it is easy to forget Zezao was once a promising import kicking off his career in Class Three, a grade he is rapidly re-...

War Horse (Film)

In War Horse, a young horse named Joey develops a strong friendship with farm boy Albert (Jeremy Irvine). When the first world war arrives in England, Joey is thrown into the front line, but...