Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
It was an absolute ripper of a race day at Randwick today. Rain no rain, wet or dry? Who except shark like pro punters, bookies, trainers and owners gave a bugger about the state of the track? They make up about 0.1% of people who love racing and love a bet, so they can take […]
This was taken about half an hour prior to the Derby. PVL has gone the early crow and mozzed Merv! Why the hell did I get him those Director’s Lounge tickets? Bloody V’Landys. He’d pull any trick in the book to win a game for NSW when he dons the blue jersey. Hell, what am […]
Racing Victoria remind me of the kid who packs his bat and ball up when you bowl him middle stump in a game of backyard cricket and runs home to mummy and says Mama those boys are mean. Or they would if it were not for one thing. We are not playing in the back […]
