Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Melbourne Racing Club CEO Tanya Fullerton’s declaration that an internal review of Saturday’s Caulfield track debacle found no fault with the club or the track has been Fullarton claims variously that the track was totally safe to race and any opinions to the contrary are ‘nonsense’, that the jockeys who said it wasn’t don’t understand […]
“Since I joined the Melbourne Racing Club, improving the performance of our tracks has been a clear priority. Our objective is to ensure MRC racecourses deliver among the best track surfaces in Australia, underpinned by strong internal leadership and external best-practice expertise.” – Tanya Fullarto, CEO Melbourne Racing Club Well if the MRC’s objective was […]
It is hard not to agree with WW Cockram’s grandson Bill that the name of the race named in honor of his forebear has been changed in reprisal for him standing up and criticising former MRC Chairman and powerbroker John Kanga. Why else would the club have change the name of the race for 4YO […]
The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC), owner of the Caulfield, Sandown and Mornington race clubs, has reported an alarming annual loss of $17.3 million for the 2024/25 financial year. The loss comes despite the club having drawn down an additional $24.2 million from its $200 million line of credit with the bank, leaving the MRC owning […]
Kanga’s announced that the manager of private training center Pinecliff would be employed as a consultant “for the next few months to help us work out the best approach and protocols” to improve the Melbourne Racing Club’s tracks at Caulfield, Sandown and Mornington, coupled with the appointment of Tanya Fullerton as the club’s COO, must […]
Members of the mainstream racing media are reporting that Tom Reilly has been ‘removed’ from his position as CEO of the Melbourne Racing Club. Back in Geebung we called it given the arse. Sacked, fired, kicked out. Contract terminated. Summarily dismissed if you like. History shows that benevolent dictators, even democratically elected ones, are dictators […]
