Veteran turf scribbler Max Presnell has gone into bat for women...He reckons three women should start from the one gate for the independent positions on the merged AJC-STC board. Max says in his SMH column: 'After all, the six nominations from the clubs make it look very blokey indeed with a distinct Dad's Army appearance. Modern racing has turned drastically towards the female. Look at the attendance of 12,305 for Ladies Day at Rosehill on Saturday, and racecaller Victoria Shaw had a guest spot
Veteran turf scribbler Max Presnell has gone into bat for women...He reckons three women should start from the one gate for the independent positions on the merged AJC-STC board. Max says in his SMH column: 'After all, the six nominations from the clubs make it look very blokey indeed with a distinct Dad's Army appearance. Modern racing has turned drastically towards the female. Look at the attendance of 12,305 for Ladies Day at Rosehill on Saturday, and racecaller Victoria Shaw had a guest spot. Consider the contributions women CEOs - Colleen Walker at Mudgee, for instance - are making to country racing, and Gai Waterhouse to headlines.'