Tag Archives: John Messara
14 THINGS TO FEAR IN HORSE RACING (PART ONE)
*A fifteen minute standup comedy routine by Ryan Moore at the annual gala dinner during Longines Hong Kong International Races. *Danny Nikolic popping up as The Bachelor. *RNSW booking a Milli Vanilli tribute band to attract millennials to the races. … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Gai Waterhouse, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOHN MESSARA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Canterbury, Danny Nikolic, Gai Waterhouse, Gary Moore, Gosford, Hawksbury, John Messara, Kembla, Longines Hong Kong International Races, Melbourne Cup, Nash Rawiller, Neil Callan, Newcastle, Nick Columb, Peter Moody, Randwick, RNSW, Rosehill, Ryan Moore, Sammy Hyland, Zac Purton
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THE LIVING AND BREEDING ISSUE
BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) ———————————————————- By Keyser Soze BREEDERS BRAWL TURNING NASTY Often referred to and regarded as Australian racing’s privileged sector, the powerful thoroughbred breeders have long been treated as being “above the law” by the … Continue reading
THE TIMING ISSUE
By Keyser Soze TIMING IS EVERYTHING – IN RACING AND IN LIFE Kate McClymont is not a name which the Australian racing community would be familiar with, let alone the racing community in her native NSW. But last Saturday’s edition … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOHN MESSARA, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Anthony Cummings, Clint Hutchinson, Darren Pearce, Fairfax, GLEN BOSS, ICAC, It’s A Dundeel, John Messara, Kate McClymont, Lil Caesar, Lindsay Murphy, Matt Rudolph, Nick McKenzie, NSW, Racing.com, Ray Murrihy, Richard Baker
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THE AUSTRALIAN RACING ISSUE
By Keyser Soze in Australia A WISH LIST FOR AUSTRALIAN RACING IN 2016: UNITY… It’s now or never time for the big two – New South Wales and Victoria. With a peak national body for Australian racing a “mission impossible” … Continue reading
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
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Horse Racing, JOHN MESSARA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian Jockeys Association, DAMIEN OLIVER, Des O’Keefe, Douglas Whyte, John Messara, Melbourne Cup, Racing Australia, RACING VICTORIA, Tabcorp, Tattersalls, Telebet, Victorian Tourism Awards, VRC
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THE WHIP ISSUE: THE AJA RESPONDS
19 November 2015 “New Whip Rules” RESPONSE BY THE AUSTRALIAN JOCKEYS ASSOCIATION TO THE MEDIA RELEASE ISSUED BY JOHN MESSARA AND HIS LETTER TO ALL JOCKEYS The following communication has been issued today to all jockeys in Australia by the … Continue reading
JAMES MATHERS REPLIES TO JOHN MESSARA
Dear Sir, At the outset I compliment John Messara for his communication of 16 October 2015 in respect of the achievements of Racing Australia to date. The achievements are not insignificant. Equally it must be recognised that the task or … Continue reading
NOT EVEN “THE MESSIAH” CAN MASK CHALLENGES FACING AUSTRALIAN RACING
Racing Australia Chairman John “the messiah” Messara’s keynote address at last week’s 49th International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) conference in Paris painted a very rosy picture of the state of Australian racing. In the art world it would have … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, JOHN MESSARA, Marketing of horse racing, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian racing, Australian Racing Board, DAMIEN OLIVER, Frankie Dettori, IFHA, International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, JAMES CUMMINGS, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, John Messara, Mackinnon Stakes, Pablo Picasso, Racing NSW, Ryan Moore, SAM KAVANAGH
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