Self-inflicted crisis...Racing Victoria, now fiddling with a crisis it created out of nothing, has decided to give steeplechasing another 12 months of shaky life. But if there are too many deaths in the 2011 season (0.65% of fatalities to starters) then the axe is likely to fall. Now that decision will encourage lots of people to invest in jumps racing! Who's pulling the strings on this issue?
Self-inflicted crisis...Racing Victoria, now fiddling with a crisis it created out of nothing, has decided to give steeplechasing another 12 months of shaky life. But if there are too many deaths in the 2011 season (0.65% of fatalities to starters) then the axe is likely to fall. Now that decision will encourage lots of people to invest in jumps racing! Who's pulling the strings on this issue?