I know I’m not alone when I say that at least some of the magic needed to reignite interest and a level of excitement and derring do returned to an averageWednesday nightHappy Valley race meeting last meeting with the reappearance in Hong Kong of the ever popular Brazilian rider Joao Moreira. Here for three months as stable jockey for Caspar Fownes, the Magic Man always brings with him a certain je ne sais quoi to horse racing that few have seen- and FEEL- from anyone else an

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