Tag Archives: RACING VICTORIA
THE WEIRDOS ISSUE
(Source: The Blank Club) THE JOKE’S ON YOU, DANNY BOY! (Source: Deviant Art) Reading the piece on Melbourne’s own “Mr Arrogance” of Racing – Danny O’Brien in that city’s News Limited Herald-Sun’s Inside Racing column last Saturday, could lead one … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, BLACK CAVIAR, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, The horse racing industry, Victorian Racing Club
Tagged Black Caviar, Danny O'Brien, Gina Rinehart, GOOD BA BA, Good Ba Ba retires, JOHN SINGLETON, Lucky 88, Mr Arrogance, NATHAN TINKLER, Peter Moody, RACING VICTORIA
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THE SMUG AS A BUG ISSUE
Twitter is a very good barometer of the times and what is “trending” in different industries. In music, for example, what are called “haters”, have targeted The Bieb and Taylor Swift for their angst- Bieber ‘cos, well, his 15 minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, Horse Racing, Australian horse racing industry, Gai Waterhouse, BLACK CAVIAR
Tagged All Too Hard, Black Caviar, DAMIEN OLIVER, John Mayer, Justin Bieber, Lucky 88, Michael Duffy, More Joyous, Peter Moody, Pierro, Racing Minister Denis Napthine, RACING VICTORIA, Rob Hines, Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift, Twitter
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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 HMMMM ISSUE
POLICE CHIEF ADMITS PROBLEMS WITH PHONE TAPS Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay – Lay???- has virtually waived the “white flag” over difficulties in using information from phone taps to successfully prosecute race fixing allegations against unnamed jockeys and their … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Horse Racing, JOHN MESSARA, MICK KENT, Peter V'landys, The horse racing industry, Victorian Racing Club
Tagged ATC, Ian Mackay, John Messara, Ken Lay, Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, Mick Kent, Racing Minister Denis Napthine, RACING VICTORIA, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay
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THE WTF HAPPY NEW YEAR ISSUE????
NOTHER MUTHAR OF A BUNGLE FROM RACING VICTORIA ? The charge laid by Racing Victoria Stewards against prominent Melbourne trainer Robert Smerdon has all the hallmarks of another bungle. Smerdon has been charged with “conduct prejudicial to the image or … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, Racing NSW, ROBERT SMERDON, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES
Tagged BRUCE CLARK, DAMIEN OLIVER, HKJC Chief Executive Winfried Englebrecht-Bresges, International Federation of Horse Racing, Miss Octopussy, RACING VICTORIA, ROBERT SMERDON
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THE B*TCH IS BAAAACK AND VERY LONG ISSUE
Over the past few weeks, we have been thinking about the future of Racingb*tch. With two offers on the table for the brand and two other related properties, the thought was to just sell it and get back to our … Continue reading
IS DALE MONTEITH THE NEXT RACING VICTORIA CEO?
It seems just a tad too coincidental, doesn’t it? VRC CEO Dale Monteith announces he will call time on his position after this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival in November, just about the same time as Racing Victoria Chief Executive Rob … Continue reading
THE “LET’S GET MOVING” ISSUE
Does one need to know about horse racing to run a racing club? This was a question posed to us by someone after a bad day at the track and one too many beers. Sure, we replied, it helps. And, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gai Waterhouse, Douglas Whyte, Black Caviar, Felix Coetzee, Paul O'Sullivan, RACING VICTORIA, CHANTAL SUTHERLAND, ERIC SAINT MARTIN, HAPPY WEDNESDAYS, DEREK KC LEUNG, LISA CROPP, KYRA YUILL, LINDA MEECH, MICHELLE PAYNE, HAYLEY TURNER, BERNADETTE COOPER, LAURIE WRAY, YVES SAINT MARTIN, JAC HOLZMAN, AHMET ERTEGUN, JERRY MOSS AND HERB ALPERT, CHRIS BLACKWELL, THE DOORS, BOB MARLEY, CAT STEVENS, ENNIO MORRICONE, CAULFIELD, THE MELBOURNE RACING CLUB, "AUSTRALIAN STORY", AI COURT CASE, terry bailey, www.fasttrack.hk
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THE “NEW ISSUES” ISSUE
Racing clubs might bicker amongst themselves, might have their heads buried in the sand despite wearing blinkers, they might become insular, they might become ignorant and arrogant all at once and whilst doing all this there is another group wheeling … Continue reading
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Tagged ANDREW DEMETRIOU, DANIEL STAEK, JAMIE CHADWICK, Joao Moreira, JUSTIN WHITING, KRISTI ULRICH, KYRA YUILL, MICHAEL CHUGG, MICHAEL GUDINSKI, NATHAN TINKLER, ONEMOVEMENT, PAUL HARVEY, RACING VICTORIA, SARAH BLASKO, Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle, Tabcorp, WILLIAM PIKE
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THE “WINNERS, WHINERS AND LOSERS” ISSUE
IT PAYS TO FOLLOW OUR AMATEUR TIPSTERS! THEIR SIX UP BET FOR LAST NIGHT’S HAPPY VALLEY MEETING BAGS HK$12,346 FOR AN OUTLAY OF HK$640! WHAT IS A SIX UP BET: SIX DESIGNATED RACES AND WHERE THE HORSES PICKED MUST COME … Continue reading
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Tagged ALVIN NG, ANDREW LAFONTAINE, Black Caviar, Brett Prebble, Darren Beadman, DEREK KC LEUNG, Douglas Whyte, Gai Waterhouse, Gerard Mosse, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Jagpal Singh, John Moore, JONATHAN MUNZ, Matthew Chadwick, Racing NSW, RACING VICTORIA, TURNITUP, VINCENT CY HO
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