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,

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...

There was something ironic tinged with sadness to see one of Macau’s favourite sons in champion trainer and jockey Tony Cruz bathing in...