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ON THE LAM.
It was Paul Ewing, below, then heading up EMI Music in the region, who swam against the tide by signing up George Lam and released his...

Hans Ebert
Jul 22, 20243 min read


WHY HONG KONG IS STARTING TO REMIND ME OF JOE BIDEN.
It was interesting though not exactly a surprise to read an entire page in the South China Morning Post on Thursday devoted to mentioning...

Hans Ebert
Jul 11, 20247 min read


Making his mark in Hong Kong: Mark Newnham
A good friend of mine who knows and follows horse racing refers to trainer Mark Newnham as “The Simon Cowell of horse racing”, someone...

Hans Ebert
Jul 9, 20243 min read


BEN THOMPSON GOES BALLISTIC DURING THE TWILIGHT ZONE AT SHATIN!
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t, and it’s understandable why the HKJC has introduced Twilight racing with its “sunset vibes”,...

Hans Ebert
Jul 7, 20243 min read


DING DONG, HONG KONG, IT’S TIME TO RAISE OUR GAME.
Just like that maudlin song about how, “There comes a time”, there’s no time like the present why some of us proud Hong Kong Belongers...

Hans Ebert
Jul 3, 20243 min read


SHE’S WAY TOO SWIFT…
I was half joking to some friends in horse racing that if Taylor Swift came onboard as an advisor to a racing club, the pastime might...

Hans Ebert
Jun 29, 20243 min read


THE “MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS” ISSUE
Guess it must have been one of those karmic and third eye moments where when we tried to make those highly paid racing executives running...

Hans Ebert
Jun 26, 20244 min read


That Sinking Feeling Issue
Let’s face it, only the Royal Ascot carnival that ended last week can pull off the pomp and circumstance surrounding the brilliant equine...

Hans Ebert
Jun 24, 20247 min read


Thank you, Keith Reinhard. Time for effective Chief Learning Officers (CLOs)
It was something asked recently during a Zoom call meeting when, after discussing whatever little we know about AI had run its course, I...

Hans Ebert
Jun 13, 20249 min read


The “Who Cares?” Issue
THE DR DOOLITTLE AWARD The connections of champion Hong Kong galloper Golden Sixty From reading the quotes attributed to Trainer Francis...

Hans Ebert
Jun 10, 20243 min read


The “Who Knows Anything For Sure?” Issue
“You can have all the bells and whistles and whoopee cushions, but what is known as “horse racing” will never change. It’s always going...

Hans Ebert
Jun 6, 20243 min read


HONG KONG’S WARRIORS AND FIGHTING FOR CREATIVITY
We were more than interested to see the headline “Warriors’ success makes strong case for arts investment” as the lead subject in the...

Hans Ebert
Jun 4, 20242 min read


THE WEIRD AND WACKY ISSUE
Is Hong Kong stupidly ignoring its only Golden girl? She’s Hong Kong born with a Chinese mother and Irish father and is very probably the...

Hans Ebert
Jun 4, 20245 min read


Waking up to a Gai day…and about bridging the generation gap.
The generation gap certainly has the right people thinking. Often, things happen for a reason, and it’s not everyday that one wakes up at...

Hans Ebert
Jun 3, 20244 min read


ROMANTIC WARRIOR AND A CELEBRATION OF HOPE FOR HONG KONG…
Though the world was never able to see champion miler Golden Sixty in his prime, Romantic Warrior is making up for lost time by flying...

Hans Ebert
Jun 2, 20241 min read


THE “ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES” ISSUE
THE SILENCE IS GOLDEN AWARD The Future of Golden Sixty The longer this drags on, the more restless that the natives get…and which might...

Hans Ebert
May 27, 20244 min read


THE TAO OF THE ZAC OF HEARTS
While world champion Hong Kong born swimmer Siobhan Haughey is busy breaking records everywhere she competes and is getting ready for the...

Hans Ebert
May 27, 20242 min read


THE ‘LIVE’ STREAMING AND ONLINE HORSE RACING ISSUE
“It’s pretty much already happening, where the customer is in control of the way they follow something like horse racing. “The days of...

Hans Ebert
May 23, 20243 min read


About the cards you’re dealt and the cards you play…
We’re all different and we’ve all had very different life experiences and journeys, and it’s all this supposed joie de vivre that doesn’t...

Hans Ebert
May 21, 20244 min read


THE SAME OLD SAME OLDER OR TRAVELLING WITH BOUTIQUE RACING?
“Taylor Swift owns and becomes Global Chairperson of new billion dollar business entity named Horsies and Swifties!” The above was my...

Hans Ebert
May 15, 20244 min read
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