Tag Archives: RSN
HORSE RACING NEEDS A SHARP NEW SUIT
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk And so, I’m writing this standing on the edge of a feather expecting to fly, and looking down from a precipice of self truths. They’re just words, but maybe they reach someone. Maybe there are some … Continue reading
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
SCALING DOWN THE EVEREST
By Hans Ebert Call us masochists, but despite listening to adverts where Louise calls Nanna in her new retirement home, and more otherworldly weirdness like suggesting that Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Mel Gibson and others have reached retirement age and … Continue reading
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 SANCTIMONIOUS AND HIDEOUSLY HYPOCRITICAL ISSUE
By Keyser Soze TIME TO END THE HYPOCRISY The past week has seen some of the most blatant hypocrisy and disingenuous commentary about the turmoil which Victorian racing has created by its own stained hands, and which has inflicted long … Continue reading
THE ISSUES ISSUE
BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) By Keyser Soze DES O’KEEFE: MAN FOR ALL CAUSES He is racing’s Man For All Seasons – correction – Man For All Causes, the Jockeys Association Chief Executive and Braveheart Des O’Keefe. He … Continue reading
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 “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
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged DAMIEN OLIVER, Des O’Keefe, Guyon, Jockeys Association, Moreira, Mosse, Racing Australia, Red Cadeaux, Richard Hughes, RSN, Shane O, The Melbourne Cup, VRC, Whyte, Zac Purton
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THE ROB MONTGOMERY WHIPPERSNAPPER ISSUE
By Keyser Soze WHO IS ROB MONTGOMERY? We’ve never heard of him, and it’s doubtful if others have, but apparently Rob Montgomery is a senior member of the Victorian stewards panel. Perhaps he doesn’t know that himself, if his comments … Continue reading
Posted in BLACK CAVIAR, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, Marketing of horse racing, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, zac purton
Tagged American Pharoah, Black Caviar, Chad Schofield, DAMIEN OLIVER, Douglas Whyte, Emirates Stakes, Gérald Mossé, happy valley, Joao Moreira, Kim Kelly, Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Cup Carnival, MICHELLE PAYNE, PAN SUTONG, Rob Montgomery, RSN, Shannon Hope, Troy Grant, Zac Purton
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THE LIGHTEN UP ISSUE
FIX YOUR OWN BACKYARD UP FIRST? HMMMMM? Under the headline “Southern Comfort”, the Tele’s Nic Ashman gave the Victorians (“our poor southern cousins”, as he called them), a decent serve on the composition of this weekend’s Caulfield Cup field, inferring … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged @dirtycowboys, Complacent, Feather Boa, Godolphin, Hauraki, JAMES MCDONALD, Joao Moreira, JOHN O'SHEA, Magic Hurricane, Melbourne Cup, Peter Vlundies, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, RSN, Tele’s Nic Ashman, TVN
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