David Hayes has urged Jockey Club officials to think outside the box when it comes to accommodating Hong Kong’s “drastic oversupply” of Class Four horses.
Hong Kong’s horse population is in the midst of a sustained period of growth ahead of the start of racing in Conghua, with the Jockey Club increasing ownership permits in recent years.
However, until racing on the mainland begins in October next year, there will be an increased number of gallopers looking to race in a similar amount of...View the full article
It does raise the question (again) though. If that was the POCC takings based on 10% of racing and sports overseas spend, indicating maybe a $40m total spend, how on earth did they arrive at $200m when promoting the monopoly legislation.
The breach of court order was exceedingly dumb. Just shows one can be smart but dumb. The query I have is in relation to the disappearance of Eloi Rolland. Now if if Molloy wanted to be "altruistic" he would have got behind efforts to search for him. After all Eloi disappeared shortly after "ending employment" at Molloy's hospo. How the ending of the employment occurred would have been of significant value to the case as to his frame of mind. Instead that issue seemed to get side stepped whilst Molloy conspicuous by his absence.
I get the impression the case of Eloi Rolland has received far more exposure in France than New Zealand. The Herald quick to report anything on Molloy but not on this.