Tag Archives: PETER MCGAURAN
THE QUESTIONS QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND NO ANSWERS ISSUE
By Keyser Soze TIME FOR RACING TO CONFRONT THE ANIMAL ACTIVISTS Imagine if you were a dog, a cat, a chicken, a cow, and even a horse. Would you entrust your welfare to a group like PETA (People for the … Continue reading
THE LOSING BIG AND THE CORPORATES AFFAIR ISSUE
By Keyser Soze TELEVISION NETWORKS SET TO LOSE BIG ON WAGERING REGULATION… To apply a racing analogy, the contraction of the corporate wagering operators market is a “Certainty”, as we have predicted in recent editions. The shrinking of the market … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW
Tagged Hamish McLachlan, NSW racing, PETER MCGAURAN, RACING VICTORIA, Racing.com, Seven Network, The Victorian Thoroughbred Racing Awards, Tom Waterhouse, William Hill, Winx
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THE BLUESY MOODY ISSUE
By Keyser Soze JUST CUT THE CRAP, GUYS Yes Peter Moody is again in the headlines, and again, as he has done post Black Caviar, for all the wrong bloody reasons. And Moody’s loyal cheer squad in the racing media … Continue reading
THE GAME OF THRONES ISSUE
VICTORIANS PREPARE FOR WAR The battle lines have been well and truly drawn in the media rights war with a clear demarcation between the protagonists – Racing Victoria and its preferred partner, the powerful media conglomerate Seven West Media and … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, Peter V'landys, The horse racing industry
Tagged Craig Nugent, Danny O'Brien, Darren Pearce, David Attenborough, David Moodie, Flemington Equine Clinic, Kerry Stokes, MARK KAVANAGH, NSW, PETER MCGAURAN, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, RAY THOMAS, SAM KAVANAGH, Seven West Media, Sky Channel, Tabcorp
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THE MELBOURNE CUP: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (AND PETER MCGAURAN)
We love our horse racing, we love horses, and we stand up for the sport wherever and whenever we see a spoiler alert hurtling its way. This is why it’s both disappointing and worrying to see the triumphs of Melbourne … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, PETER MCGOURAN, The horse racing industry, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES, zac purton
Tagged Adelaide, Admire Rakti, PETER MCGAURAN, Protectionist, Red Cadeaux, Ryan Moore, The Cox Plate, The Melbourne Cup, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
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BALANCE SHEETS, MENTAL IMBALANCE AND BALANCING ACTS
RACING NSW BALANCE SHEET AVOIDS SCRUTINY – AGAIN. It took the Financial Review, a non mainstream Fairfax tabloid, to run the ruler over Racing NSW’s Annual report and report what its own sister newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald and the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, brett prebble, CHRIS WALLER, Gai Waterhouse, Horse Racing, JAMES MCDONALD, JOHN MESSARA, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged ATC, Brett Prebble, CHRIS WALLER, Damian Oliver, Gai Waterhouse, GLEN BOSS, JAMES MCDONALD, kenny callander, LUKE NOLEN, Melbourne Cup, Mikel Delzangles, NSW, PETER MCGAURAN, Peter Moody, Racing NSW, RAY THOMAS
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THE WAKE UP CALL ISSUE
STOP TRASHING THE IMAGE OF RACING! Racing is unquestionably it’s own worst enemy. Need convincing? Just listen to a podcast of an interview on Melbourne radio station RSN conducted by host Shane Anderson with Australian Racing Board Chief Executive Peter … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Gai Waterhouse, Horse Racing, Racing NSW
Tagged Atlantic Jewel, Australian Racing Board, Australian Racing Board Chief Executive Peter McGauran, Fiorente, Gai Waterhouse, LUCKY NINE, Melbourne radio station RSN, PETER MCGAURAN, Puissance De Lune, Shane Anderson, Underwood Stakes
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THE PRETTY DOPEY ISSUE
GETTING THE NEW RACING PENALTIES RIGHT. Good old “toffee tongue” Peter McGauran was like a kid in a lolly shop announcing the “new” Australian Racing Board penalties for licensed persons – jockeys for serious breaches of the rules of racing … Continue reading
THE ‘HIGHS AND LOWS” ISSUE
There is nothing better than watching great jockeys riding great horses and which is exactly what we got watching the races from Ascot over the weekend. Who can get tired of watching Frankel? Or who could ignore the riding skills … Continue reading
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Tagged ANDREAS SCHUTZ, Black Caviar, CATHAY PACIFIC, caulfield cup, Craig Williams, CSL 1010 MILLION CHALLENGE, CSL MILLION CHALLENGE, DAILY TELEGRAPH, Darren Beadman, FRANKEL, GEORGE SOURIS, HAPPY WEDNESDAYS, Hong Kong Jockey Club, JENNIFER HAWKINS, JOHN MASSARA, John Moore, JOHN SLOSSAR, keith hillier, kenny callander, LARA BINGLES, MARK KAVANAGH, MARK LIVERSAGE, Mark Player, MEGHAM GALE, MIKE SYMON, PETER MCGAURAN, Peter Snowden, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, SA SA LADIES PURSE DAY, SEPOY, SOUTHERN SPEED, THEE ATTACKS, TIM CLARK, Tye Angland, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
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