Hong Kong ~ opening day!!!

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by Scurlogue Champ

I think Hong Kong is the best racing product in the world.

Hands down.

Just my opinion.

They certainly do a fantastic job, it's just a shame that they have a massive amount of corruption out there owing to how large the betting turnover is.


MMSC, what was Helene Brilliant's name before Hong Kong? was it Doctor Brown?

[Scurlogue Champ]

Their horses aren't usually the best in the world, but you get full and competitive fields usually every time out of the box.

Great betting product and everything feels classy.

Smaller pool of horses, trainers, and jockeys allows for patterns to present themselves and makes it a more friendly game for both the fan and the bettor.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by Scurlogue Champ

Their horses aren't usually the best in the world, but you get full and competitive fields usually every time out of the box.

Great betting product and everything feels classy.

Smaller pool of horses, trainers, and jockeys allows for patterns to present themselves and makes it a more friendly game for both the fan and the bettor.

Can't disagree with that.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

They certainly do a fantastic job, it's just a shame that they have a massive amount of corruption out there owing to how large the betting turnover is.


MMSC, what was Helene Brilliant's name before Hong Kong? was it Doctor Brown?

Yeah, that's him!!!

Do you really wanna get into the corruption question cause if you do this thread will be as long as the official Godolphin-fight thread.

My short version is this and i'll leave it alone from here on out..... the corruption days came to an end with Silent Witness. That's my take.

You know how much i love HK racing so any negatives (like the new disaster with Nikolic)? Well, nothing is perfect.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Yeah, that's him!!!

Do you really wanna get into the corruption question cause if you do this thread will be as long as the official Godolphin-fight thread.

My short version is this and i'll leave it alone from here on out..... the corruption days came to an end with Silent Witness. That's my take.

You know how much i love HK racing so any negatives (like the new disaster with Nikolic)? Well, nothing is perfect.

Well, corruption is evident wherever there is betting and money to be one. It just so happens that to corrupt this sport seems much easier for these criminals.

Hong Kong has the biggest horse racing betting turnover in the world (by some distance, too), because there is so much to be won there is a huge amount of corruption. I'm not saying it goes on in the highest level of races, but it does go on.

One horse cannot stop corruption, neither can a governing body. It takes the sport as a whole to come together and stop it. We see some sort of corruption fairly often over here, and in America it is the same.

The more betting turnover/money to be won the more corruption there will be.

Now, i'm not dumbing down the racing at all. I watch as much as i can, but the time difference often stops me from doing so. I love watching the big racing and seeing how popular it is over there.