Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There have been a lot of knocks on the Racing Victoria Chairman elect Gillon McLachlan, most of them being that he lacks the racing experience to stand up toe to toe with Peter V’Landys in the internecine war between the two veto holding states on the Racing Australia board. So RV have decided to fight […]
The outgoing Chairman of Racing Victoria and his guileless CEO blame all of racing in the State’s problems on a decline in wagering turnover across the industry. It’s bullshit, and a callow cop out. Sure, Victorian racing’s wagering revenue decreased by almost $3o million. But NSW’s went up by around $21 million. That’s a swing […]
Well our predictions were spot on weren’t they? PVL is taking the NRL to the world, and bringing it home in player stock too. Rugby Union is rooted, and the Tongan Thor who plays for the Wallabies will soon be moving the second row of an NRL team, probably the Tigers or the PNG expansion […]
Coming into yesterday’s Randwick meeting Newcastle based trainer Scott Aspery had only won 8 races in the previous 2 1/2 years, and only one in the city. Fortunately that win was in a Midway worth $55 000 to the winner last year. Still and all, it’s been a hard way to eke out a living […]
In the current season the top 10 trainers in Victoria have won circa $45 million in prizemoney between them. https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeServices/Premierships.aspx?State=VIC&Season=2023&Table=Trainer In NSW the big 1o have earned about $84 million in stakes for their owners, https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeServices/Premierships.aspx?State=NSW&Season=2023&Table=Trainer Where would you rather be racing your neddies? In the kingdom of Sir Peter V’Landys? Or in the dud-dom […]
Victoria is the jewel in the crown of Australia’s racing industry and I’m confident our 2024 events will continue to attract millions of visitors — whether they be kings or not – Victorian Racing Minster Anthony Carbines, crushed by PVL, and spitting the dummy So King Charlie is coming to visit the colony to have […]
Every person and their dog have come forward to give their opinion on the proposal to sell the Rosehill track so NSW can build 25 000 new houses, but the Big Dog of them all at Rosehill has been conspicuous by his silence. I refer of course to Chris Waller, NSW and Australia’s most successful […]
The announcement of the NSW government’s plan to acquire Rosehill racecourse and turn it into a new housing estate should come as no great surprise to anyone, nor should Peter V’Landys presumed role as the mastermind and architect of the track’s sell off plan. After all, it’s widely known that PVL is a pragmatist who […]
The word out of Hong Kong is that the CEO of the jockey club Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, who we wrote about the other day, is on a massive all inclusive annual salary package of circa $40 million HK. When converted to Australian money that equates to $8 million bucks a year. It seems an incredible sum […]
“What became obviously clear during Covid was that we were on the cliff’s edge because we had no assets,” said ARLC chairman Peter V’landys. “If ever there is another crisis like Covid, we need to be better prepared. Having an asset base is crucial. It’s not a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have.” – PVL, speaking after […]
