Category Archives: PETER MOODY

LESS TALK AND MORE ACTION, PLEASE?

By Hans Ebert Australia was all a Twitter yesterday about the very sudden, but not unexpected, split between trainer John O’Shea and his tough task masters at Godolphin that includes constantly coming up against a Plumtree. According to one report, … Continue reading

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THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP ISSUE

By Keyser Soze JUST GET AN ALL WEATHER TRACK IN ALREADY! For how much longer can NSW racing tolerate the stubborn refusal of Racing NSW and its despotic hierarchy to enter the modern age and install two or three all … Continue reading

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THE ALL SHOOK UP ISSUE

By Keyser Soze THE DAVID MOODIE BLUES? Victoria’s now infamous and tedious cobalt saga continues on its destructive path embroiling more prominent names in the Victorian governing body along the way. The past two weeks have seen more of these … Continue reading

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THE “GOING TO THE DOGS” ISSUE

By Keyser Soze BAITED BY THE ANIMAL ACTIVISTS Politicians and Racing Administrators- and how many on both sides of the fence ever got their jobs other than through a raffle draw is open to debate- have much in common. Their … Continue reading

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THE GREAT ESCAPE ISSUE

BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) ———————————————————- By Keyser Soze RACING.COM’S GREAT ESCAPE Even the great magician and illusionist Harry Houdini would have shuddered at the unnecessarily and inexplicably risky high stakes misadventure played out by racing.com in its … Continue reading

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THE CATCH 22 ISSUE

ARE THE RULE MAKERS GETTING IT RIGHT? It has become a common practice these days in the Australian racing landscape for new or amended rules of racing to be introduced either nationally, or at a local level, virtually each month. … Continue reading

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THE GREAT, THE BAD AND THE FUGLIES ISSUE

BART: THE END OF ONE OF RACING’S GREATEST ERAS Could there ever be sufficient superlatives to adequately describe the extraordinary life and achievements of James Bartholomew Cummings? Twelve victories in Australia’s greatest iconic race – the Melbourne Cup- standing out … Continue reading

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THE HIDDEN AGENDAS ISSUE

THE VERY WELL BRIEFED PATRICK BARTLEY. He’s got to be one of those journos who has well and truly slipped under the radar. Until now that is. Patrick Bartley, has been one of those guys whose byline is generally not … Continue reading

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THE COBALT ISSUE

OZ RACING ROCKED BY VICTORIAN POSITIVES! SURPRISED? REALLY? The sensational news that has rocked the Australian racing industry with the collective statements by three of the most prominent and successful Victorian trainers – Peter Moody, Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh- … Continue reading

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MURRIHY LOSES THE PLOT, MOODY GETS THE BLUES AND V’LUNDIES PREPARES TO GO TO COURT.

EARTH TO RAY MURRIHY. It’s getting increasingly difficult to maintain the little residual respect with which the larger part of the Australian racing media is held when you get the likes of Christian Nicolussi (Christian who?), from the Daily Telegraph … Continue reading

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