Proof that racing is bleeding to death!

Sometimes it is the littlest things that tell the greatest story. An oversight can be the symptom of something far more dramatic, an indication that eyes have been averted, minds distracted. A small crack can signal a great eruption. By Thursday Racing Victoria had finally and officially become a dysfunctional body by any definition. That morning David Moodie, head of the major owners' association, had called for the sacking of just about everyone in racing. He even wanted the head of Dayle Brown, appointed to take up the duties of general manager of integrity services, before Brown assumes his role next month. Brown had been attacked inside and outside of Victorian Parliament for an indiscretion when he was a Victorian policeman in 1994. These are just some of the things that 'The Australian' Newspaper and on its website,... [read full story]