Though certainly remaining something of an enigma, horse racing and those who still sail in her always being interesting enough for me and who learned much about the pastime when writing as the Racingbitch. Though running the regional offices of Universal Music and then EMI Music with my friend Norman Cheng, below, who was a horse owner and knew many of the players in Europe, being Racingbitch offered me an inside track into viewing this world of horse racing, which I certain

First things first: When Joao Moreira won the 2012 Longines International Jockeys Championship, this was the first time many of us in Hong Kong had ever seen the person known as “the magic man” ride though he was champion jockey in neighbouring Singapore. Never had many of us who are not “horsey” people seen a rider so in harmony with a horse and so aerodynamically born to ride. It really was wonderful to watch something almost balletic. I remember after the races that night,

A former colleague in advertising revisiting Hong Kong after over twenty years was mentioning just how much the city- and everything in it- has changed, and not for the better either. Having been invited to Riyadh for the running of the Saudi Cup and watching Japan’s Forever Young win and meeting the team behind this equine superstar, we talked about the horse racing in Hong Kong, which he had seen up close and personal last Thursday at the bang a gong Chinese New Year’s Day