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Totally agree with the RRG on this - This leave should never have been approved and just highlights how much the industry needs an entire clean-out of both the board and the executive team. Get on with this review @BradHazzard before our industry is harmed any further.

@puntingbattler Pretty sad really but if people keep paying stupid money for service fees it will only get more common moving forward.

One time Group1 winner off to Stud not evening running 10 times.

@SixlitreHSV Congrats mate - Always good to have a these skills (especially at your age 😜🤣)

Woo hoo ! Obviously not a hard pass mark so to speak. Learnt a lot. Not sure how I would perform in a true emergency but !

@PhilKelly959078 That he was!

@TTARacing RIP Kenny. He looks like a larrikin.

Heartbroken to have lost my great mate Kenny today - Our families were neighbours for 35 years and he was like a second father to me. We punted together for years and shared many of each other’s ups and downs in life. The end of an era. RIP Kenny!

@Chargey76 @RacingPedigrees Thanks mate

@TTARacing @RacingPedigrees Hey mate happy to oblige, confirming sectional and overall times are all gps tracked as well as overall times through photo finish system. TSV has traditionally quick times especially from the 1000m shite as there is a 7M gradual fall from the 1000m start to the W/Post (Downhill)

question for those with better knowledge of this than I - how accurate are the sectionals at Townsville? A race today had one of our's breaking 11 secs for one split and wondering if this is true!

@Yourbes08513205 @allovertheform And that’s the problem - The marketing doesn’t match the reality for participants

@allovertheform Casual fan of racing here, I’ll admit that. But to me it’s never seemed stronger.

To the racing industry, The news now exploding out of the Head Offices of the NRL and RNSW on 25/5/2026 should be a wake-up call to every person involved in racing. Because it proves exactly what eventually happens when powerful people operate for too long without proper scrutiny, accountability or challenge. The cracks eventually surface. The truth eventually leaks. And the carefully controlled narratives eventually collapse. Which is exactly why Vicky Leonard and The Thoroughbred Report matter so much. Not because they are always right. Not because everybody agrees with every article. But because they have been willing to do what far too many inside racing are too gutless to do themselves: Challenge powerful people publicly. Ask questions others are scared to ask. And expose issues many administrators and insiders desperately want kept quiet. That is the real issue here. Not defamation. Not hurt feelings. Power. Control. And intimidation. Because this entire situation sends a very deliberate message to the rest of the industry: Stay quiet or pay the price. Do not challenge powerful administrators. Do not investigate uncomfortable issues. Do not expose internal problems. Do not question the people running the show. And if you do, prepare to be dragged through years of financial and legal warfare until you either shut up or break. That is the message. Everybody knows it. Most are simply too scared to say it publicly. Racing has developed a culture built on fear, political protection and self-preservation where too many people privately admit there are serious issues but publicly stay silent because they know exactly how vicious the system can become against anybody who steps out of line. That is not leadership. That is not governance. That is institutional intimidation. And after what is now unfolding publicly in the NRL and RNSW, anybody who still believes powerful sporting organisations should operate without aggressive scrutiny is completely delusional. Strong industries welcome scrutiny. Weak industries try to silence it. Strong leaders answer questions. Weak leaders attack the people asking them. The Thoroughbred Report became important because it was willing to publicly discuss issues the establishment would rather suppress. Whether people agree with every article is irrelevant. The point is they challenged a culture where silence is rewarded and honesty is punished. And that culture is poisoning racing from the inside out. Because once fear replaces transparency, industries rot very quickly. Trust disappears. Confidence collapses. Participants disengage. And the public eventually walks away altogether. Vicky Leonard deserves enormous credit for refusing to fold under pressure that would silence most people immediately. Fighting through the financial, emotional and political pressure attached to a legal battle of this scale takes serious courage. Many inside racing privately support what TTR represents. Now is the time for them to stop hiding behind closed doors and say it publicly. Because this fight is now far bigger than one publication or one courtroom. It is about whether racing still allows independent scrutiny at all. It is about whether powerful people can use money, influence and intimidation to crush criticism. And it is about whether this industry wants accountability or obedience. Because if independent voices are bullied into silence, racing will become nothing more than a controlled industry where powerful insiders protect each other while everybody else is expected to shut up, nod along and know their place. And that will destroy this industry far faster than any outside criticism ever could.

@debbie_prest @SnoogThe Because it’s coverage of approved leave they can appoint anybody they like for the interim period. I imagine that if he pulls the pin entirely then there will be a prescribed box ticking process they would need to follow.

@SnoogThe @TTARacing Is it legal for the board to just " promote " internally or do they have to advertise and go through a recruitment process?

After today’s events the NSW Racing industry now needs 3 things: 1). PVL moves into the NRL Executive Chairman role permanently 2). Graeme Hinton, COO at Racing NSW walks with him to a role in NRL 3). The Hazzard Review enforces an entire Board refresh We can only hope! 🙏

@SnoogThe No idea what he wants to do but doing so would be like going from the fat to the fire. One of the most unprofessional people I’ve ever met so I have zero faith in any of his abilities. He has to go as part of the overdue renewal within.

@TTARacing Is Graeme a chance of becoming the new CEO? I know he’s been with V’Landys since he was young, he might want to step up to the plate himself

@SnoogThe NRL can have them!

@TTARacing Not a fan of V’Landys or Hinton?

The burner accounts have become angry again 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@allovertheform Agree totally - Sadly in this case though there is nothing fresh about what is happening. Rather a sidestep for one “leader” to avoid scrutiny and replaced by a clone who beats to the same drum and is governed by the same board that has allowed this to happen in the first place.

Leadership Renewal Is Healthy - Career Preservation Is Not There is a significant difference between experienced leadership and leadership that has simply overstayed its welcome. Across many industries, the changing of senior management should not be feared - it should be viewed as a healthy and necessary part of long-term sustainability. Strong organisations evolve with the times, adapt to changing environments, and embrace fresh thinking when required. Leadership renewal is often what prevents stagnation and keeps industries connected to the people they are meant to serve. What becomes dangerous, however, is when senior management positions slowly transform into protected comfort zones for individuals more focused on maintaining lucrative salary packages than driving meaningful progress. Far too often, industries become weighed down by executives who remain in influential roles long after their effectiveness has diminished. Innovation slows, accountability weakens, and organisations become increasingly disconnected from the realities faced by participants at ground level. Decision-making becomes reactive rather than visionary, while genuine reform is resisted because change threatens established power structures. The issue is not age or tenure itself - experience remains invaluable when paired with performance, adaptability, and leadership. The issue arises when longevity alone becomes mistaken for competence. No executive role should become untouchable simply because someone has occupied the seat for an extended period of time. Healthy industries require leaders who are prepared to challenge complacency, develop future leadership, and ultimately understand when it is time to step aside in the best interests of the organisation. True leadership is measured not by how long someone can hold onto power, but by the condition they leave the industry in when their tenure concludes. The harsh reality is that industries rarely decline overnight. More often, deterioration occurs gradually through years of institutional complacency, risk avoidance, and leadership cultures that prioritise self-preservation over genuine progress. Fresh leadership will not solve every problem, but organisations unwilling to embrace renewal eventually become trapped by outdated thinking and resistant cultures. No industry can continue moving forward if too many of its senior figures are simply standing still while collecting increasingly generous remuneration packages. Leadership should always be continually earned through results, vision, and accountability - never guaranteed through comfort, politics, or longevity alone.

This is just taking the piss to the next level now “If V’landys is installed as acting CEO, he would likely take leave from his role as CEO of Racing NSW.” Take leave - Get stuffed! If the board approves this it has to be the final nail in the ⚰️ smh.com.au/sport/nrl/andr…

@SixlitreHSV Good fuel for first aid day!

Left over lamb shank ragout has been made into a bunch of pies. They smell so good !!!!

@debbie_prest Everything thing he does is driven by tactics and this is no different. A leopard doesn’t change its spots.

@TTARacing You're not the first person who has said this, but I can't imagine it would be the case. If there is fallout from the Hazzard review being on long service leave won't stop the fallout. If there are serious questions to answer then he must be recalled to answer them!

If I didn’t know any better I’d suggest that the whole Abdo resignation timing has been orchestrated so that PVL can exit racing just as the Hazzard Review is released so he can avoid the fallout & then return when he hopes it’s all blown over. When the heat is on cowards run!

@AnnMoorfield Would be very appropriate that’s for sure

@TTARacing So deserving really hope it is at the MCG.

May the NRL understand the enormity of the baton they have been passed today. RIP Neale - You were one marvellous Australian! 🇦🇺

@AnnMoorfield Yea it’s already been offered and accepted.

@TTARacing State funeral would be most appropriate.

@Racing_Previews Hardly! It’s just avoidance whilst the heat will be on with the outcome of the review. The replacement is just as bad and the Board is still unhinged and uncontrolled.

The end is near

@_annapower @J_Walter23 Avoidance at its best and naturally all calculated to avoid conflict.

@J_Walter23 Shocked that the board would approve leave at such a critical time - release of the Hazzard Review, ongoing legal action and spring carnival...

The Plot Thickens…..

Rather ironic that RacingNSW abbreviates the snap shot its own press release because they know they’ll get hammered for their comments underneath. Hinton will just be a PVL puppet and the question now is what are the unnamed initiatives they reference? Transparency?