Tag Archives: ATC
JAMES MATHERS WRITES IN ABOUT HIS BEAUTIFUL DREAM FOR CANTERBURY RACECOURSE
I went to bed earlier this week somewhat confused. I was having difficulty understanding the ATC’s decision to spend about $3 million on a synthetic track at Canterbury racecourse, a racecourse where the only horses trained are those in quarantine….only … Continue reading
THE AMBUSHED BY EVEREST ISSUE
WHEN RIVALRY IS AMBUSHED BY VINDICTIVENESS In Politics, Disunity is Death. It’s the same for any commercial sector or sporting code. In the dark and distant past, rivalries in sport were often marked by vindictiveness and played out in the … Continue reading
A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINX ISSUE
TWEET OF THE DAY https://twitter.com/racingb_tch/status/832454255847968768?refsrc=email&s=11 IS RACING ITS OWN WORST ENEMY? It is stating the bleeding obvious that sport, globally, is dealing with a multitude of demons – from match fixing to drugs abuse, to the insidious influence of criminals, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, BLACK CAVIAR, HAPPY WEDNESDAY, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Peter V'landys, Tony Cruz
Tagged ATC, Black Caviar, Charles Darwin, happy valley, happy wednesday, Peter Moody, Racing NSW, Randwick, Silent Witness, Tony Cruz, Winx
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THE BACK WITH A VENGEANCE ISSUE
By Hans Ebert BACK WITH EXTRA BITE (AND MORE RELISH) CAN RACING SURVIVE THE CHALLENGE OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER? It’s just little over a month since we farewelled 2016, and yet it seems so long ago. Perhaps when historians … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Peter V'landys, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry, WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES
Tagged ATC, Caulfield Guineas day, Chris Munce, David Hayes, Hong Kong International Sprint, Matthew Poon, Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, Racing NSW, Regan Bayliss, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges
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NORM SNOWDEN WRITES IN ON ANALOGIES, THE ATC AND THE SILLY SEASON
Ah, the silly season . . . the ATC out of hibernation . . . the distraction of a spring Carnival . . . forums, elections, AGMs . . . oh, and of course Christmas, the actual silly season . … Continue reading
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB FROM ROB RIGG
Dear Racing Bitch Just my thoughts on the ATC. With the Championships done for another year let me firstly congratulate all those involved in putting this wonderful event together with particular mention to the equine athletes, the jockeys and trainers … Continue reading
THE CO-MINGLING AND PIE IN THE SKY ISSUE
By Keyser Soze CO-MINGLING: SEIZE THE DAY! BUT DO THEY KNOW HOW TO, TONTO? It’s distressing enough to be confronted with the challenges which racing faces on all fronts. Imagine climbing Everest and Kilimanjaro with little or no respite? Racing’s … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Marketing of horse racing, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry
Tagged ATC, Blake Shinn, Brett Prebble, Darren Pearce, David Hall, Grace Grace, HUGH BOWMAN, NSW, Racing Minister Grace Grace, Randwick, Sheikh Bin Khalifa, Sky Thoroughbred Central, Tabcorp, The Sky racing, TOMMY BERRY, Victoria, Zac Purton
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THE “WHIPPING INTO NON ACTION” ISSUE
By Keyser Soze BREEDERS LEVY: THE GREAT ESCAPE Australia’s premier annual yearling sale – the William Inglis Easter sale- kicks off in Sydney next Tuesday. The three day sale showcases le crème de la crème of Australia’s thoroughbred yearlings and, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, FELIX COETZEE, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, The horse racing industry, Tommy Berry
Tagged ATC, Basil Marcus, Blake Shinn, Breeders Levy, Easter weekend BMW Stakes, Felix Coetzee and Douglas Whyte, Golden Slipper, HUGH BOWMAN, Kathy O’Hara, Melbourne Cup Week, Mick Dittman, Racing NSW, Rosehill, Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, TOMMY BERRY, William Inglis Easter sale
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THE NOBODY’S RIGHT WHEN EVERYBODY IS WRONG ISSUE
By Keyser Soze MOODY DODGES A MISSILE, BUT NOT A BULLET For anyone following the cobalt case involving Peter Moody with an open mind, and, more importantly, making an assessment or judgment on the outcome based on fact and fact … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, BLACK CAVIAR, CHRIS WALLER, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged ATC, Black Caviar, CHRIS WALLER, Danny Shum, John F. Kennedy, Lil Caesar, Lucky Year, Peter Moody, Racing Appeals Board, RACING VICTORIA, Racing.com, Richie Callander, terry bailey
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THE HOUSE OF CARDS ISSUE
By Keyser Soze RICHIE RICHBOY’S PROBLEMS GOT A WHOLE LOT WORSE… Oh, Richie Richboy, you’re in deep, deep bird droppings, aren’t you? Ray Murrihy and the racing police have set March 10 as Liam Prior’s and your own date with … Continue reading
Posted in Australian horse racing industry, DOUGLAS WHYTE, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, HORSE RACING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, JOAO MOREIRA, Racing NSW, The horse racing industry
Tagged ATC, brent stanley, Brisbane Racing Club, Danny O'Brien, delay no more, Douglas Whyte, Gloaters Anonymous, horse racing on Twitter, Joao Moreira, Liam Prior, Neville Bell, Pietro Vlundies, Racing NSW, Racing Police, racing twitterverse, Racing.com, Ray Murrihy, ROYAL ASCOT, Sky Thoroughbred Central, Tabcorp, TVN, Twitter
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