Tag Archives: SAM KAVANAGH
THE NO LAUGHING MATTER ISSUE
By Keyser Soze CLEAR UP THE DAVID MOODIE ALLEGATIONS. PLEASE. Can the albatross hanging around the neck of Australian racing from the spate of cobalt positives get any murkier? If the scandals in NSW, which claimed the training careers of … Continue reading
THE ALL SHOOK UP ISSUE
By Keyser Soze THE DAVID MOODIE BLUES? Victoria’s now infamous and tedious cobalt saga continues on its destructive path embroiling more prominent names in the Victorian governing body along the way. The past two weeks have seen more of these … 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
THE CATCH 22 ISSUE
ARE THE RULE MAKERS GETTING IT RIGHT? It has become a common practice these days in the Australian racing landscape for new or amended rules of racing to be introduced either nationally, or at a local level, virtually each month. … Continue reading
THE LESSONS NOT LEARNED ISSUE
THE AFL’S $2.5 BILLION AMBUSH The AFL’s gob-smacking six year $2.5 billion deal with the Seven Network, Foxtel and Telstra for media and broadcast rights is a sobering reminder to the Australian racing industry of just how much of a … Continue reading
THE COBALT CHRONICLES CHRONIC POP TOP TEN
In our never-ending quest to bring the joys of music into the hearts of everyone, we realised that we had completely missed out all those woeful characters- and those jumping on the bandwagon for a free ride- who are keeping … Continue reading
THE LIAR LIAR ISSUE
LIES, LIES AND MORE DAMNED LIES Australian racing’s thick skin- as thick as a rhinoceros hide, and, often, as thick as a brick- has become part of its DNA and culture over recent years with scandal after scandal threatening without … Continue reading
THE “WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN” ISSUE
AUSTRALIAN RACING’S INTEGRITY AT THE CROSSROADS (WITH MULTIPLE VITAMINS FOR COMPANY) Not a week goes by in Australian racing without another dark, murky and astonishing chapter in what is rapidly developing into Australian racing’s worst scandal and worst nightmare. This … Continue reading