Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
What the hell were Victorian Police doing putting handcuffs on former CFMEU Secretary John Setka after they arrested him yesterday and led him away in front of the cameras that just so conveniently happened to be there. It all seemed like quite the set up to me. Setka is 61 years old. He has dealt […]
* Metaphorically speaking of course, not literally. We are opposed to violence, other than of the controlled and regulated type in a boxing ring or in home or country’s defense from an invasion. Other than that we are peace man, and used the bullet as a metaphor for a rule breach offence charge. The Stewards […]
Australia’s favorite naked tipster has a rest after a long night studying the form for MooneyValley Dr Whiting is confident that we can start the day at the Valley tomorrow with a winner in her special Beast Mode. For those of us who follow the Doc’s selections let’s hope she is right. Bridal Waltz in […]
Today’s meeting at Kyneton has been abandoned due to the state of the track after just one race. Which is bizarre given that they were racing on a Good 3 track and there was no storm or other unexpected weather event. It was a surprise to see the horses throwing up such big clods of […]
Dr Whiting discusses the form with the famous French punter Marcel Duchamp The Man in Black doesn’t handle Caulfield so we have him aside until the carnival. You’ve got the Nude Tipster Dr Georgia Whiting instead. I know whose tips I prefer. And she doesn’t wear a suit.
In among all the excitement about a great night of racing at Melton tonight, something is missing. The Emma Stewart/Clayton Tonkin stable domination of the fields. Last year Stewart and Tonkin had seven runners in the Victoria Derby, more than half the field. This year they only have three. Then they had six in the […]
The MRC parted ways with two CEOs in 12 months. It cost the club $2 million ByDanny Russell and Cameron Houston October 17, 2025 — 7.30pm Melbourne Racing Club forked out almost $2 million in severance payments to cut ties with its past two chief executive officers in a turbulent 12 months that saw former chairman John […]
Many still believe that the recently and quite mysteriously departed Melbourne Racing Club Chairman John Kanga was the best thing ever to come along for the club. The 2025 MRC financial report tells a different story. Under Kanga’s first (and as it turns out only) year of leadership the club lost $17.3 million, something that […]
What a great night of racing it was at Melton on Saturday night, all the fun of the fair. The Derby heats were just fab. Here is how they rolled. HEAT ONE – DERBY The first heat was always going to be a very tactical affair after the top two fancies Hesitate and Fox Dan […]
For someone who for a long time has been touted as a millionaire financier and self-made success story the recently departed in mysterious circumstances for MRC Chairman John Kanga sure does run a very strange business. Metropolitan Capital is Kanga’s primary business vehicle. It advertises on its website that it is a specialist finance and […]
