Tag Archives: Troy Grant
THE DON’T TAKE ANYTHING FOR TROY GRANTED ISSUE
By Keyser Soze TIME FOR ACTION, TROY! Thanks to its cantankerous neighbours down south in bleak city, NSW racing has enjoyed an unwanted and unnecessarily extended honeymoon period escaping the blow torch which MUST be applied to its expanding belly. … 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 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 GIVE PEACE A CHANCE ISSUE
THE WAR IS OVER: NOW FOR THE REBUILD Now that the war over vision rights, so bitterly fought out between Racing Victoria and the Tabcorp/Sky Channel duopoly is finally over, the Victorians have a unique opportunity to exploit their bold … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JO JO MCKINNON, Peter V'landys, The horse racing industry
Tagged ACACIA COURTNEY, America's Best Racing, ATC, Channel 7, Channel 78, Clint Hutchison, Gai Waterhouse, HKJC, HKTVB's J2, JoJo McKinnon, Mike Baird, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, Seven Network, Sky Channel, Tabcorp, Troy Grant, TVN
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THE KUNTA OF AN ISSUE
WASHOUTS HOLDING RACING TO RANSOM IN NSW The spate of abandoned race meetings in NSW – washed out by the Big Wet which has continued since early Autumn- has again highlighted the bloody-minded and illogical mindset of Racing NSW in … Continue reading
THE BARE ARSED MURKY FONC ISSUE
NSW COBALT SAGA GETS EVEN MORE MURKY (IF THAT’S POSSIBLE) Yesterday’s hearings into the Sam Kavanagh, pictured below, cobalt positives got into even more murky territory with the level of sensational evidence and allegations making even the most rational and … Continue reading
THE BLOW TORCH ISSUE
TURNING THE BLOW TORCH ON SYDNEY RACING Respected Sydney racing journalist Ken Callander, below turned the blow torch on Sydney racing in his Monday weekly column in the Telegraph with a piece titled “Racing for a solution in Sydney”. The … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Horse Racing, JO JO MCKINNON, Peter V'landys, The horse racing industry
Tagged ATC, Danny O'Brien, David Raphael, Francesca Cumani, happy valley, happy wednesday, JoJo McKinnon, Ken Callander, MARK KAVANAGH, Melbourne Cup, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, Randwick, Sky Thoroughbred, Troy Grant
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THE FLAWED THINKING ISSUE
THE LOSING BATTLE AGAINST DRUGS The report by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) that competitors in such less glamourous and non-mainstream sports such as Darts and Surf Life Saving had returned positives to performance enhancing substances sends a clear … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, JOHN MESSARA, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged Adelaide, ASADA, Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, happy valley, Protectionist, Racing NSW, Randwick, Troy Grant, WADA, World Anti-Doping Authority
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THE ENTIRE COUNTRY ISSUE
WHY NSW RACING NEEDS TO GO UP THE COUNTRY (LIKE CANNED HEAT) Never in their delirious states of optimistic delusion could The Boffins of Druitt Street (good name for a reality TV series), have ever imagined the traction and success … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, JO JO MCKINNON, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry
Tagged Autumn Carnival Championships, Chautauqua, Godolphin, HUGH BOWMAN, James Doyle, JAMES MCDONALD, Lankan Rupee, Mighty Mark, Newmarket Handicap, NSW racing, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, SAM KAVANAGH, Shane O, Sheikh Mo, Terravista, Troy Grant, William Buick
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