No one had to even mention the appearance of actor and Eighties heartthrob Jason Donovan, but having a staunch Hong Kong Rugby Sevens supporter and friend from New Zealand take a swig of his beer and belch out over lunch,“Whatever this thing that the Hong Kong Jockey Club is talking about better not muck up my Sevens weekend. It’s been doing bloody well on its own!” This brought up the question of sponsorship of the Sevens, and whether the architect of the recent success of t

The weather gods were playing games at Randwick And there were many different points of view So many tipsters and analysts Sounding like a murder of crows Everyone saying something Did they know what was who? Could there actually be too much of a good thing? Is all this more of a hindrance than a help? Don’t know what’s coming or going And who’s gonna give in without even a yelp? That was thebelmontgangster A hot favourite at Caulfield who was only shooting

There’s much perception versus reality involved, and speaking recently to a young overseas jockey who was considering applying for a license to ride in Hong Kong, I advised her that being part and parcel of Hong Kong racing first requires doing serious due diligence about how the city works and sees itself today and what the government is thinking about based on the financial and business objectives of China. It’s also about knowing exactly where a gambling driven pastime lik