Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
“Not a lot goes on in the half hour or hour before a race meeting, so it was as much a practical decision as anything,” MRC Executive Director, Racing and Operations Jake Norton said. “It is an attempt to be more efficient.” The Melbourne Racing Club owns and operates the Caulfield, Sandown and Mornington tracks. […]
I told you weeks ago that the Rugby League Player’s Association were pissing in the wind with there timid little put a sticker on your jersey and refuse to talk to the media industrial strategy didn’t I? You can’t a behemoth like Peter V’Landys with jabs. The only way to beat him is to knock […]
Racing Victoria have quickly lost the war haven’t they? Faster than Egypt. Jordan and Syria did against the Israeli’s back in 1967. Everyone in the racing world is slagging the new CEO Andrew Jones stupid new ideas off, and so they should be, for they are just ridiculous. He wants to wire pro jockeys up […]
Well a lot of people don’t know it, cos they are too dumb to see, but Alligator Al – Allan Endresz on his birth certificate – is the one of the smartest blokes in racing. I know one bloke who is smarter, and another one who might be, but outside of that they’re it. So […]
He’s a most exciting horse, Steparty. That was a dominant display. — Matt Welsh (@Matt__Welsh_) June 17, 2023 Is this proper? Matt Welsh is the General Manager of Racing at Racing Victoria. Steparty is a horse trained by a bloke who once served a 4 year disqualification for using a jigger on a horse, an […]
If I am not mistaken, I think my magic crystal ball told me this days ago, and I am quite certain I shared it with you. Let me share something else that the crystal ball told me. B-b-b-baby, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys is adamant the latest multimillion-dollar The […]
Like others on the fringe of the circle, I was as worried as hell when news leaked out that PVL was going to take on the Cox Plate. “You can’t do that mate” I thought, “you’ll be the most unpopular person in the racing world.” I couldn’t believe he would do it, for it would […]
A few hours after the final race of the majestic carnival at Royal Ascot tonight, in a swank 39th floor ballroom towering above the city of London, at a high class event hosted by the once little wog boy from Wollongong, the Racing NSW CEO Peter V’Landys will make the biggest announcement in Australian racing […]
Two weeks ago I wrote what you read above, with a confidence born of certainty. I know the Racing NSW CEO you see, and understand how he thinks, which is the same way I do. Neither of us learned it in Toorak, or at boarding school at posh grammars. Shared knowledge like this gives a […]
Racing Victoria General Manager of Racing Matthew Welsh has announced that Victorian prizemoney will be slashed next season due to decreased revenue from wagering. It’s not quite true. Wagering revenue did go down year to year, but only by $2 million, and that loss was well and truly offset by increases to media and other […]
