Though knowing the ins and outs of horse racing pretty well without disappearing into the deep end of the karaoke carpool, I can’t help wondering if we have seen the end of an era and, if so, how the next era is going to start. The 2025 Lexus Melbourne Cup had it all and the racing writers have said it all with those in the main roles being galloper Half Yours with his positive attitude, two extremely likeable trainers Calvin and Tony McEvoy and the irrepressible and such a t

Part of what might be called HKJC Entertainment, those same unknown girls some have seen wandering around Hong Kong in white gym outfits for the past few months, are back in a- quelle horreurs- music video. This time dressed like dominatrixes and with one rather odd boy flouncing and dancing and singing in foreign tongues and going all old school Gangham style with horsey moves has not gone down too well with those who have seen it. Filmed in an empty and spooky looking Happy

Speaking to some people from overseas, it was obvious that they were “riffing”, something one does when unsure about what they are saying because they have had zero experience about the subject- in this instance, Hong Kong 2025. There are those who apparently describe me as being “difficult”- and worse- which I wear like a badge of honour. This is for the simple reason that I have actually “been there”, done it, won awards for my work in advertising and music, met my heroes,