Hong Kong's oh-so-superior racing chiefs reckon their International Day is just like a World Championship of racing - but this year it was more a bit of a joke. There was no representation from Australia or the USA - two of the biggest horse racing nations. Of course, it was sheer bloodymindedness that no Aussie horse was there. The nominatio0n of Atomic Force was rejected out of spite over the Chris Munce Case. The HKers are still foaming at the mouth that NSW didn't stop Munce from riding desp
Hong Kong's oh-so-superior racing chiefs reckon their International Day is just like a World Championship of racing - but this year it was more a bit of a joke. There was no representation from Australia or the USA - two of the biggest horse racing nations. Of course, it was sheer bloodymindedness that no Aussie horse was there. The nominatio0n of Atomic Force was rejected out of spite over the Chris Munce Case. The HKers are still foaming at the mouth that NSW didn't stop Munce from riding despite a HK-enforced ban on him. The feud has been taken to extraordinary lengths by the uppity Hong Kongers.
How galling it must have been for one or two big-noters in Hong Kong when they had to witness our Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden storming away with the HK Vase! The Aussie Factor bit them despite all their efforts to cast us in the wilderness.