Is a whiff of reality seeping into racing officialdom as the crisis boils over those bizarre new whip rules? Racing NSW chief Peter V'landys admits: 'Naturally, as an administrator, I'm very concerned about the perception that is being generated...We will not be putting our head in the sand.'' V'landys had better talk to the Australian Racing Board, then. Its boss Andrew Harding has begun stonewalling.It's good to see big guns John Singleton and Robbie Waterhouse adding their weight to criticism
Is a whiff of reality seeping into racing officialdom as the crisis boils over those bizarre new whip rules? Racing NSW chief Peter V'landys admits: 'Naturally, as an administrator, I'm very concerned about the perception that is being generated...We will not be putting our head in the sand.'' V'landys had better talk to the Australian Racing Board, then. Its boss Andrew Harding has begun stonewalling.
It's good to see big guns John Singleton and Robbie Waterhouse adding their weight to criticism of the whip rules. More big owners should come out of their shells. The issue is spearing Aussie racing to its worst-ever crisis, with confidence in the sport starting to quickly fall away.