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What we love about HKIR week - and International Jockeys' Championship relationship counselling

What a week we have coming up. Overseas visitors make it a 24-hour per day party cycle for many, but there's plenty to love about what goes on at the races. So we don't have Ambitious Dragon and California Memory to defend what has become "fortress Sha Tin" in recent years, but there's still plenty to love about "international week".

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Douglas Whyte and Tony Millard in happier times. The South African duo last combined in the 2012 Champions Mile more than 18 months ago, but Whyte will ride Millard's Speedy Sandy in a leg of the International Jockeys' Championship on Wednesday night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Australian journalist Michael Cox had considerable experience as a writer and radio broadcaster in his homeland, covering thoroughbred and harness racing as well as other major sports, before making the move to the Post in 2011.

Published: 8:00pm, 2 Dec 2013Updated: 12:15pm, 23 Feb 2016

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What a week we have coming up. Overseas visitors make it a 24-hour per day party cycle for many, but there's plenty to love about what goes on at the races. So we don't have Ambitious Dragon and California Memory to defend what has become "fortress Sha Tin" in recent years, but there's still plenty to love about "international week".

WHO NEEDS RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING WHEN YOU HAVE THE IJC?

The International Jockeys’ Championship isn’t just a chance for leading riders to showcase their skills and test themselves against other world-class competitors. It can be a joyous occasion where cultural bridges are built and long forgotten or even seriously damaged relationships can be healed.