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And here we all were thinking that our State regulator would be doing everything they could to help their main club flourish but instead it appears they are now starving them in order to assert control. It’s time @BradHazzard1 - This can’t go on! smh.com.au/national/nsw/t…

Accusations Racing NSW owes the Australian Turf Club almost $10 million in unpaid wagering distributions remain unresolved after the NSW Supreme Court deferred the fresh dispute, with April dates looming for an appeal hearing into the broader legal row between the club and the regulator. thestraight.com.au/atc-broaches-1…

Good luck tomorrow @nortssss 🏇💨💨💨💨💨

🗞️ Op-Ed by @plumptre_henry. Leadership, not litigation, is what NSW racing now needs. ttrausnz.com.au/edition/2026-0…

Great win Doggies! On we go! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@wpasterfield @MunsieGlenn @rosehillgardens None this weekend in Melbourne

@MunsieGlenn @rosehillgardens what about Melb. Is it on any of their races on Saturday?

Can anyone tell precisely which races the World Pool is on this Saturday please?

@spannaforce @ABCaustralia They do a great air show too

I've been to this museum, its pretty cool. Albion Park south of Sydney John Travolta's old luxury jet bound for Australian aviation museum by ship abc.net.au/news/2026-03-1… via @ABCaustralia

@PeterOB24979769 Whoever has bought it needs to hire a decent chef - Food there is pretty crap.

The Oaks at Neutral Bay, an iconic and well known pub, has sold for $140m. What? Sure, it’s popular and all the rest but there is no way I can see to justify that price. It attracts way less patrons than the 80s and 90s. I have no idea how it could turn a profit for that money.

@debbie_prest Journalist - Now, now Deb - That’s a long bow! 🧐

NSW Trainers Association legless organisation paying full time CEO for what? Being on SKY? Being a Racing Journalist? Certainly not to pay his telstra bill as trainers dont get return phone calls/emails Tough enough in this game without paying membership for O

You can do a simple Find/Replace with America/Australia here and it’s a very accurate depiction of racing in NSW at present!

A very good parallel view here comparing Qantas to Racing - Almost a mirror image of each other when you think about it - A complete loss of trust and a reset definitely needed. ttrausnz.com.au/edition/2026-0…

@allovertheform I think they are necessary because most city trainers are raiding country races for easy wins and this it’s harder for the country trainers to get the prizemoney they need to keep the wheels turning. To add, the proliferation of scratchings without penalty is killing the game

Let’s stop pretending this is a tough conversation. It isn’t. It’s overdue. Saturday racing in Sydney is supposed to be the pinnacle. It’s the shop window. The best horses, the sharpest stables, the riders at the peak of their powers. That’s what people tune in for, that’s what punters invest in, and that’s what the industry trades its reputation on. So why are we still handing out participation ribbons in the middle of it? Highway and Midway races had a purpose when they were introduced. They were designed to give smaller stables exposure, to create pathways, to spread opportunity. Fine. Noble, even. But somewhere along the way, “pathway” quietly became “entitlement,” and now we’re treating Saturday metropolitan racing like it owes these races a slot. It doesn’t. And before anyone jumps in with the defence it is only two races out of ten, that somehow it is harmless, that it is just a small slice of the program that misses the point entirely. Saturday is not about majority rules. It is about standard. You do not protect the integrity of a premier product eight races out of ten and then look the other way for the other two. Winning in the city is supposed to mean something. It’s supposed to be earned, not allocated. The moment you carve out protected lanes for certain classes of participants, you dilute the very thing that makes city racing valuable merit under pressure. If you want to win on a Saturday in Sydney, you should have to beat proper town hall company. No shortcuts. No separate divisions. No soft landing. You line up, you measure up, or you don’t. That’s the deal. Because here’s the reality punters won’t say quietly anymore these races break the rhythm of a Saturday card. They lower the standard, they muddy form lines, and they inject inconsistency into what should be a premium betting product. Two races is all it takes to disrupt flow, confidence, and form. And quality matters. Not just for perception, but for turnover, integrity, and long term growth. You don’t build a flagship product by compromising it, even briefly, to tick a participation box. There are plenty of places in the calendar for Highway and Midway races to exist and thrive. Midweek programs. Provincial showcases. Feature support cards. Build them up, give them identity, give them space to breathe. But Saturday in Sydney That’s sacred ground. This isn’t harsh. It’s honest. Privilege, not a right. That’s what a city win should be. And right now, we’ve blurred that line to the point where it barely exists. Scrap the Highway. Scrap the Midway. Restore the standard. If you want to win in the city, earn your way in and beat the best. That’s how it should be. That’s how it used to be. And that’s how it needs to be again.

@jdillon_james Get ready for the ghosting mate - 95% of applications aren’t even responded to nowadays - It’s a tough gig once you get over 50 being seen.

Applying for jobs via seek, not real encouraging when they notify you that applications have closed but don’t worry yours has made it in, along with over a 100 others. At least 2nd notification today only had 43 applicants.

@BushKangar @billieeilish I think that’s US only though

@TTARacing @billieeilish 8th May mate. Release date

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D) in theatres May 8th

@puntingbattler @wpasterfield They wouldn’t tell anybody the facts as that would require transparency which is obviously totally against policy.

@TTARacing @wpasterfield What was said? I can’t seem to find it? How do we know it was excessive without knowing what was said?

Absolutely ridiculous but not surprising sadly. Hope you get the appeal job @wpasterfield

@marklowe8 Blind Freddy can sees the links - Just digging deeper holes for themselves now on their way out the door.

@TTARacing And now John O'Shea banned for 4 months. cant help but think that is part retribution for being frank in the Rosehill Sale inquiry as well.

Great to see the NSW racing media finally getting serious in the race to the bottom. They must be so proud of how easily they are manipulated by others and how eager they are to have zero journalistic integrity.

@Pandoraisbac @wpasterfield He’s the best defence lawyer for participants in racing from what I can see. Constantly reps for jockeys and seems to get good results for them.

@TTARacing @wpasterfield John needs someone who doesn’t work for Racing NSW 😅

Interesting 24hrs of coverage on the two trainers most vocally against the sale of Rosehill Racecourse.

@_annapower @debbie_prest @Stevepatrick60 @RacingVictoria You know they don’t like investing in infrastructure in Druitt Street - It’s obviously a shared curse on location

@debbie_prest @Stevepatrick60 @RacingVictoria A lot could be automated if they wanted to invest in their IT infrastructure!!!!

Lodged doc’s on line for a recent yearling purchase 8 or 9 days ago at RA. Sent a foll up email because w/out ack’ment had no idea if it was received. Got the attached response from an unnamed boffin in Druitt St. No wonder people are leaving in droves. @RacingVictoria