Tag Archives: RAY THOMAS

PETER V’LANDYS AND HORSE RACING’S OWN GAME OF THRONES

By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk It’s taken a long and winding whirlybird route to get to where it is now. From being a copy of America’s Pegasus race, and through numerous changes that continue today, Peter V’landys, the Racing NSW supremo, … Continue reading

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THE BIBS AND BOBS AND SPINNING OUTTA CONTROL ISSUE

By Keyser Soze in Australia MORE SYCOPHANTIC PROPAGANDA ON NSW RACING He’s NSW racing’s “reliable man”. The NSW limited rag – the Daily Smellygraph’s Racing Editor Ray Thomas, always ready and willing to hit the keyboard and talk up and … Continue reading

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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

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THE WARRING STATES AND SPY VS SPY ISSUE

OH, RAY THOMAS. YOU’RE SUCH A JOKER! OR SHOULD THAT BE, SUCH A JOKE? “The runaway success of Sydney’s The Championships has indirectly prompted the Victoria Racing Club to alter its marketing strategies for the iconic Melbourne Cup Carnival. Sydney’s … Continue reading

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KABOOM! EMAIL OF THE YEAR SO FAR!

Wow – Messara – announced via Ray Thomas of course, has decided that improving returns to owners and maintaining training tracks (at all) may improve things in Racing in NSW. A Eureka moment obviously…. that is and has been reality … Continue reading

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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

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WILL THEY EVER MEET AGAIN?

It’s been a long time since Australian racing has been fortunate enough to have two three year old colts of the calibre of Pierro and All Too Hard. They are two world class colts who would not be out of … Continue reading

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THE “QUE?” ISSUE

Every industry today has woken up, smelt the same coffee and have come to the realization that without broadening its appeal to bring in new consumers, they are dead simply ‘cos their current core group of consumers are dying- literally. … Continue reading

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THE “ANGER MANAGEMENT” ISSUE

HONG KONG’S HOME OFFICE POLICY LETS RACING DOWN BADLY Hong Kong’s leading racing journalist Alan Aitken’s “On The Rails” column in the South China Morning Post last week highlighted a striking, and in these days, anti-competitive and unacceptable anomaly facing … Continue reading

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