Tag Archives: Des O’Keefe

THE “IT’S ALL ABOUT TIMING” ISSUE

By Keyser Soze WHIPPING UP A FRENZY- WHEN THE HORSE HAS BOLTED. Racing Australia’s predictable rejection of the eleventh hour changes to the whips rules proposed by the Jockeys Association surprised nobody. With the support of all State Governing Bodies, … Continue reading

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THE OF MICE AND MEN AND WHIPS AND DINOSAURS ISSUE

JOCKEYS WELCOME THE AGE OF THE DINOSAUR It would be mission impossible for even the best spin doctor in the world to have masked the massive dummy spit by the jockeys and their Association Executive Des O’Keefe over Racing Australia’s … Continue reading

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THE EINSTEIN ISSUE

COBALT CLOUDS HOVER OVER NSW Not even the heart-stopping four-way finish to the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill last Saturday or Lankan Rupee’s walloping of Deep Field in the Lightning in Melbourne could detract from the topic du jour of possible … Continue reading

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