A proud man who should be known for his philanthropy as much as his racehorses
Popular US-based agent Marie Yoshida remembers her long-time friend and client, prominent Hong Kong owner Howard Liang, as a proud Chinese man who should be known for his philanthropy as much as the numerous high-class racehorses who sported his yellow and red silks. Educational investor Liang died in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a long... Read More
Why three-year-olds add so much to the Cox Plate
The presence of a pair of three-year-olds in tomorrow’s Cox Plate has added a layer of intrigue to the weight-for-age race, and not for the first time. The modern incarnation of the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), born that famous day in 1986 when four-year-olds Bonecrusher (Pag Asa) and Our Waverley Star (Star Way) went... Read More
Hotel magnate behind Thailand racing’s Rising Star of Isan
Developer of $100 million project in country’s north east unveils plans for major thoroughbred tourist attraction The developers of a lavish horseracing and tourism precinct in north eastern Thailand which promises to put the Asian country’s thoroughbred industry back on an international pedestal have released detailed designs and artists impressions of the massive project. Construction... Read More
Gai’s Artist (AUS)
Gai’s Artist (AUS) 2 f Snitzel – Treppes by Domesday O: B Vieira, Mrs S G Vieira, T Vieira, Mrs R Vieira, Mrs C Vieira-Choy & J A Choy.Vieira Racing (Mgr: B Vieira) B: Bert Vierra T: G Ryan & S Alexiou W: 2YO Fillies’ Plate (1000m) October 25, Randwick-Kensington A tilt at next month’s... Read More
All For St Paul’s runs rivals ragged in Hebe Hill Handicap
All For St Paul’s (Magnus) delivered a stunning blow against a quality field in Wednesday’s Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m) at Sha Tin. Sent to his customary leading position by jockey Matthew Poon, a tenacious All For St Paul’s routed the opposition to grab an eighth Hong Kong win and third in the grade,... Read More
McEvoys take the plunge at Tattersalls
Tony and Calvin McEvoy made their first foray at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale yesterday when they joined up with agent Nick Bell to purchase four-time winner Concorde (Sixties Icon) for 150,000gns (approx. AU$302,000). Offered by The Castlebridge Consignment, the George Boughey-trained gelding opened his account on his first start as a three-year-old... Read More