Tag Archives: NSW
THE LET’S GET SERIOUS AND LET’S GET REAL ISSUE
By Keyser Soze BEING OPEN MAKES A DIFFERENCE What a refreshing change listening to two down to earth trainers – David Vandyke, below, and Michael Costa, interviewed this week by Michael Felgate on RSN. David Vandyke’s long and troubled journey, … Continue reading
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
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, PETER MOODY, Peter V'landys, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry
Tagged Greyhound Racing NSW, Mike Baird, NSW, NSW greyhound industry, Peter Vlundies, racing administrators, Sing Sing Sing, Smart Volatility, Troy Grant
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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
THE CO-MINGLING AND PIE IN THE SKY ISSUE
By Keyser Soze CO-MINGLING: SEIZE THE DAY! BUT DO THEY KNOW HOW TO, TONTO? It’s distressing enough to be confronted with the challenges which racing faces on all fronts. Imagine climbing Everest and Kilimanjaro with little or no respite? Racing’s … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Marketing of horse racing, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry
Tagged ATC, Blake Shinn, Brett Prebble, Darren Pearce, David Hall, Grace Grace, HUGH BOWMAN, NSW, Racing Minister Grace Grace, Randwick, Sheikh Bin Khalifa, Sky Thoroughbred Central, Tabcorp, The Sky racing, TOMMY BERRY, Victoria, Zac Purton
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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 HAPPY NEW YEAR ISSUE
By Keyser Soze in Australia RACING’S TEMPORARY REPRIEVE… “The King is dead, long live the king”. It’s a phrase that has been around for centuries, and had more relevance and cache in an age when monarchies were relevant and reigned … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged ATC, Big Bash league, Kensington, NSW, RACING VICTORIA, Tabcorp
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THE JUSTICE FOR SOME ISSUE
By Keyser Soze in Australia THE REAL FIGHT NOW BEGINS FOR O’BRIEN AND KAVANAGH To the surprise of no one, the Victorian Racing and Appeals Board delivered the guilty finding in the cobalt cases against trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Damien Sheales, Danny O'Brien, Manny Gelagotis, MARK KAVANAGH, Mick Burles, News Limited, NSW, RACING VICTORIA, RSN, Shane O, terry bailey, The Cleaner, Tom Brennan, Victorian racing
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THE 2015 RACINGB*TCH AWARDS
*The #Hashtag Award: This goes to the HKJC’s Executive Manager of Racing Communications Pat Cummings, and all his hashtags during #HKIR Week twittered by twelve relatively young, #enthusiastic and Bambi-like “influencers” from #America. It was a very good initiative, and … Continue reading
Posted in HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged Beer Garden, Christine Bowman, Gavin Lerena, HKIJC, HKIR, HKJC, JAMES MCDONALD, Jennifer Palor, Longines World Best Jockey Award, MICHELLE PAYNE, Neil Callan, NSW, Pat Cummings, Patrick Cummings, Richie Callander, Silvestre de Sousa, Victor Espinoza, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Zac Purton
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Reader Troy asks, Who rules Racing Australia?
Who rules Racing Australia? This is a question I don’t know the answer to and I’m up for answers! When you read all the related spin around the introduction of the new whip rule that comes into force 1 December … Continue reading
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