BOB Bentley readily admits to a “my way or the highway” management style. The chairman of Queensland Racing since April 2002 has managed to upset a good portion of the industry – and makes no apologies.
Shortly after he took the reins, he was even the target of a rally attended by race club members and owners, who passed a vote of no confidence.
“Some friendships I’ve had over the years have been severely strained , sometimes broken, [but] there is a job to be done,” he said this week. “It’s got to be done and if you want to progress, some hard decisions have to be made.”