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The Ying Tong Hong Kong Racing Awards and other stuff.
The Award Season is once again upon us, so why not the annual Hong Kong Racing Ying Tong Awards- and other weird horse racing stuffings?...

Hans Ebert
Jan 10, 20244 min read


Hong Kong: When all else fails, give them even more expensive (and useless) firework shows …
There’s that very old Dad’s joke about how many people it takes to screw in a lightbulb: 149 to try and screw it in and one to direct...

Hans Ebert
Jan 4, 20244 min read


As “Hong Kong China” changes will “Hong Kong China” horse racing follow suit?
These days it’s like being Chauncey Gardener when it comes to Hong Kong racing, where I like to just watch what unfolds- watch something...

Hans Ebert
Jan 2, 20244 min read


A Happy Valley Wonderland? Why not?
While Hong Kong is doing the best it can to be the best it can in the post pandemic malaise of wherever it is we find ourselves today,...

Hans Ebert
Dec 22, 20234 min read


About Hong Kong, Chinese whispers and David Eustace’s hair.
These days of mixed messages in Hong Kong require certain navigational skills to prepare one’s self for the day ahead. This particular...

Hans Ebert
Dec 20, 20234 min read


Who needs “Night Vibes” when Hong Kong has crossed over to The Far Side?
Honestly speaking, with all the mixed messages flying around from all and sundry and an appalling downturn, downgrade, and a downpour of...

Hans Ebert
Dec 18, 20232 min read


THE CHANGING FACE OF HONG KONG RACING IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
It’s quite surprising and amusing to listen to those who should know better be in almost shock and awe about horse racing in Hong Kong...

Hans Ebert
Dec 15, 20234 min read


ABOUT CREATIVITY AND BUILDING BRIDGES AND BRINGING DOWN WALLS.
We cannot blame everything on the free streaming of music in the jungles of streaming services though it’s stating the obvious that all...

Hans Ebert
Dec 14, 20233 min read


OF MENTORS, MICE AND MEN AND ADVERTISING’S MAD MEN…
I was extremely lucky to have at least 3-4 very good mentors in advertising and the music industry. They were knowledgeable and generous...

Hans Ebert
Dec 11, 20237 min read


HONG KONG AND THE GREATEST SHOW ON TURF
While those of us whose home is Hong Kong navigate our way through daily life in the new abnormal of this remarkable city that has a...

Hans Ebert
Dec 4, 20232 min read


LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THE JERRY CHAU SAGA…
He could come across to some as the man of mystery of Hong Kong racing- something like a cross between the Scarlet Pimpernel, Zorro and...

Hans Ebert
Nov 27, 20234 min read


Take a bow, Brenton Avdulla!
It’s tough when you’ve planned your Sunday weeks in advance, so that it includes lunch with friends, then watching a few races from Hong...

Hans Ebert
Nov 20, 20234 min read


IS THIS THE MAN WHO IS GOING TO WIN THE INTERNATIONAL RACE FOR HONG KONG?
While processing and calculating next moves on that checker board of life and being in a city much more transient than before, it’s come...

Hans Ebert
Nov 17, 20237 min read


THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY…
It’s not exactly a secret with many in the horse racing tribe that signing on and receiving a license from the Hong Kong Jockey Club to...

Hans Ebert
Nov 14, 20233 min read


Is horse racing airborne or heading for a crash landing?
By the time the various “mandatories” are included and everyone offers their input and output, any semblance of a concept to what’s being...

Hans Ebert
Nov 13, 20236 min read


A LADY NAMED GAI AND THE POWERHOUSE BEHIND HORSE RACING
Of course, she’s in the starring role and is the marquee value name behind the brand. That’s a given. What’s always impressed me, however...

Hans Ebert
Nov 5, 20232 min read


LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM DON DRAPER FOR FREE
What’s it all about, Alfie? Don’t think anyone really knows and which is why so much of almost everything out there remains nothing but...

Hans Ebert
Oct 30, 20233 min read


GAI WATERHOUSE: A GROUP ONE WINNER IN LIFE
Spring might be in the air and it’s there to be seen in the quality of the racing and horsepower, plus there’s certainly a spring in the...

Hans Ebert
Oct 1, 20233 min read


A MIND SHIFT FOR HONG KONG AND ALL THOSE NEW ENTREPRENEURS AROUND THE WORLD...DIG?
It’s the obvious thing to say, so I’ll say it anyway: Hong Kong has an image problem, locally and overseas, and from a marketing point of...

Hans Ebert
Sep 20, 20233 min read


NOT JUST “NIGHT VIBES”, PAUL CHAN, BUT HONG KONG IS IN DIRE NEED OF GOOD VIBES, MAN...
What made that barren rock Hong Kong and the city that it became was its internationalism. This was an inexplicable and interesting...

Hans Ebert
Sep 18, 20235 min read
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