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The time of the most stubborn and incompetent racing administrator in the world is coming to an end. Defiantly, he still refuses to believe that a court could possibly rule against him and his policies which were proven in court to be discriminatory, and thus illegal. NSW Racing is being crippled by the amount of ridiculous legal fees this bozo and his board are wasting on cases they simply cannot win. Contrast this rhetoric as dictated to TABCorp and Racing NSW's mouthpiece, the Daily Telegraph, with this analysis from Bill Saunders , an industry analyst who actually understands the principles of law and negotiation. The Punters' Show on Racenet had an excellent interview with Andrew Twaits on the subject. Finally the industry that V'Landys supposedly lives and breathes for has had enough, a vote of 'no confidence' in V'Landys and the Racing NSW board is set to be put forward at next week's board meeting . Leading NSW trainer Gai Waterhouse said "It ...

Racing in NSW, particularly in the city, has long been dogged by too many small fields and domination by big stables such as Gai Waterhouse and the former Ingham/Hawkes empire. This system, on first glance, appears to fix some of the shortfalls in the old system. Country horses will be better off when coming to town - i.e. weighted to have a chance rather just be making up the numbers. New handicapping system for NSW racing to start October 1 I'm keen to see this in action. If they can implement what they are proposing, it could be the rocket up the proverbial .... that NSW racing needs to get back into a healthier state. Having city meetings with average field sizes of 6 or 7 does nothing to inspire punters.