DEANJOHN 

LESS THAN A DAY TO GO! Ambitious Dragon, the reigning Horse of the Year, is attempting to be the first horse in history to win the Triple Crown of Stewards' Cup, Gold Cup and Champions & Chater in its current configuration of 1,600m, 2,000m and 2,400m. Only River Verdon, 18 years ago, has won the Tr...

Less that One Day To Go: ENJOY a trip down the backstreets and MY ASIAN STONES!If you don't know how to do it, I'll show you how to walk the dog!

LESS THAN A DAY TO GO! The last Group 1 of the season, ** THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP **. Howard Cheng Yue-tin has lodged notice of an appeal against the severity of the 13-meeting suspension stewards handed him on Wednesday (see story above). Cheng was found guilty of not taking a...

ONE DAY TO GO! The racing season in Hong Kong is nearing its conclusion, and this Sunday, May 27, 2012 is the 70th meet of 2011/12 Season. And it is the last Group 1 of the season, ** THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP **. I did a bit of digging back to have a look at that ride that s...

GET IT ON! MY NAME IS BOND" INQUIRY. With the hundreds of races run in Australia each week, you don't often enough see Aussie stewards put a bit of stick about like the HONG KONG STEWARDS DO. In fact, you will probably see a handful of rides each week ~ just like Howard Cheng's ride below ~ that go ...

I will remember Sha Tin...

Feel I'm goin' back to Sha Tin, Something's telling me I must go home.3 DAYS TO GO! JOCKEY OUTED FOR REST OF SEASON!Jockey Howard Cheng Yue-tin was hit with the heaviest penalty of its kind in more than seven years yesterday, receiving a 13-meeting suspension for failing to take all reasonable and ...

THERE IS NO HAPPY VALLEY TONIGHT ~ ~ But Mark Your Diaries for this Sunday May 27 at Sha Tin.It is one of the big ones of the season ~ and the final Group 1 of the season! ** THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP **

4 Days To Go! This is the craziest party there could ever be.Don't turn on the lights, 'cause I don't want to see.Mama told me not to come!Mark Your Diaries ~ SHA TIN SUNDAY!I AM TIPPING AT THIS MEETING.

4 Days To Go!Hong Kong has known only one Triple Crown winner but Ambitious Dragon will attempt to re-write that record when he lines up for the HKG1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday, 27 May.Tony Millard's charge took the first two legs of the Triple Crown in scintillat...

7 Days To Go!!! And congratulations to one of my favourite jockeys, Olivier Doleuze, on his win in the G1 Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji last night aboard Chinchon!It takes two, baby!DEANJOHN and HONG KONG

*********************************************************************************Good luck had just stung me ~ and it's 7 days to go to ** THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP **at SHA TIN ... Mark your diaries: SUNDAY MAY 27.****************************************************************...

7 DAYS to go!! And congratulations to one of my favourite jockeys, Olivier Doleuze, on his win in the G1 Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji last night aboard Chinchon!It takes two, babyTo make a dream come true, Just takes two ~ HONG KONG AND DEANJOHNOne can go out to a movie, lookin'...

7 Days To Go!!!Ambitious Dragon will have just five rivals to beat for the HK$4 million first prize and a HK$5 million bonus in the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup on Sunday!

HORSE RACING, HONG KONG and DEANJOHN ~ Together We Are Beautiful.RACING TODAY AT SHA TIN.And don't forget ~ its now just 8 DAYS to the final Group 1 of the season ~ ** THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP **at SHA TIN ... on SUNDAY MAY 27.I AM TIPPING AT THIS MEETING ~ SO MARK YOUR DIAIRES!...

HORSE RACING and HONG KONG ~ Together We Are Beautiful.RACING TODAY AT SHA TIN.And don't forget ~ its now just 8 DAYS to the final Group 1 of the season ~ ** THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP **at SHA TIN ... on SUNDAY MAY 27.MARK YOUR DIAIRES!Mr Hong Kong: DEANJOHN

Yes, DJHK, its now just 9 DAYS to the final Group 1 of the season ~ ** THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP **at SHA TIN ... on SUNDAY MAY 27.MARK YOUR DIAIRES!

Last night I had a crazy dreamAbout a chick in a black bikiniOh, she looked so goodShe couldn't be realShe must be a magic genieSEE YOU SUNDAY MAY 27 for the CHATERS and CHAMPIONS RACEDAY.

XTENSION, with the New Zealand wiz kid James McDonald on board, wins the BMW Champions Mile for 2012.See my wall for the list of MAY RACEMEETINGS.DEANJOHN

Dominant with the Whyte Man in the saddle (Douglas Whyte) was just that in the HKG3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sha Tin today as he overcame a troubled passage to secure his first Hong Kong success by a length and a half.

Awesome Jockey that James Mac! Great ride in a very slowly run race. He has ridden 13 Group 1 winners and he is only 20 !God, I hope he comes to ride in Honkers permanently!

Good Luck to you ~ KING'S ROSE is currently $73 on the Hong Kong tote!http://bet.hkjc.com/default.aspx?url=/racing/pages/odds_wp.aspx?lang=en

To make the track as perfect as it can be ~ it is planned to roll the track after race 8, weather permitting.YES HONG KONG RACING IS SO EXCITING ~ nearly always close finishes, with JOCKEY SKILL, LUCK IN RUNNING, FITNESS and ABILITY the key!

ONE HOUR TO ONE OF THE GREAT RACES OF THE SEASON ~ The BMW Group 1 CHAMPIONS MILE!

Join great aussie jockey ZAC PURTON on the live broadcast!http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/live.asp

Track Rated : Good!!Weather: Mainly cloudy with sunny intervals.Penetrometer Reading : 2.73 [as of 8:00amHK]BMW Champions Mile track notes - Saturday, 5 May 2012Cityscape aims for first international Champions Mile winThe Roger Charlton-trained Cityscape, the horse most rival trainers have labelled ...

You can check out the replays of all past winners of the Champions Mile going back to 2001 at this link:http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/2012-bmwcm/bmwcm12-videos.aspGood Ba Ba won in 2008, the replay of that win is available on that link. The clip I posted previously is another of Ba Ba's great mil...

Go ranchoruler!In 2008 the Champions Mile was won by a real champion miler, my GOOD BA BA.

Hong Kong runners have dominated the BMW Champions Mile in recent years, but this year a strong contingent of overseas challengers led by CITYSCAPE, the flag-bearer of Prince Khalid Abdullah, owner of European Horse of the Year FRANKEL, looks ready to spoil the party.Here is his run in The Cathay Pa...

FIELDS ARE NOW FINAL FOR SHA TIN TOMORROW ~ and the TOTE is open for business!Check out the odds and sods here:http://bet.hkjc.com/default.aspx?url=/racing/pages/odds_wp.aspx?lang=en

The Queen Mother Memorial Cup! A classy field of 10 goes to post in the other Group Race on Sunday ~ the HKGroup 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (Handicap). including five of this season's HKG1 Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby also-rans.Same World filled the runner-up berth behind Fay Fay in a tight finis...

BMW Champions Mile track notes - Friday, 4 May. Ambitious Dragon ready for BMW Champions Mile test.Ambitious Dragon is gearing up for the G1 BMW Champions Mile on Sunday when he will seek to banish the memories of a below-par effort in the G1 Dubai Duty Free at Meydan back in March.On that occasion,...

BMW Champions Mile Trackwork Notes!Thursday, 3 May.Moore puts final touches to BMW Champions Mile squad.Xtension landed his biggest success when seeing off the re-opposing Lucky Nine to win last year's G1 BMW Champions Mile and with the 2012 renewal just three days away, trainer John Moore is workin...

Check out the photo release of the BMW Champions Mile 2012 barrier draw ceremony at this link:http://www.hkjc.com/english/corporate/racing_news_item.asp?in_file=/english/news/2012-05/news_2012050301655.htmlHow about that! Brett Prebble wins the 2009 Champions Mile on a longshot!

Hey will you be my Baby for Champions Mile Raceday at Sha Tin Sunday?! But I got to tell you I believe in having sex on the first date ~ ~ At my age, there may not be a second. Mark Your Diary : SUNDAY!