WHERE ARE WE AT?.... WHO KNOWS?

There must be plenty going on in the world of racing lately. Never have I had so many phone calls from different sections of the industry all wanting to discuss the current state of play and to put forward their two bobs worth.

Under normal circumstances, I would say it is good that so many want to discuss what is happening in the industry, however I am not convinced that the side effects of the discussions are the best thing for the industry at the moment.

There are so many topics being discussed it is becoming quite scary. When members of committee's from various sectors of the industry, all start calling me to have a chat or ask me to join them for a coffee, you get the feeling that all is not well on the home front. Especially when most of those concerned are rarely if ever seen or heard from under normal circumstances.

Now don't get me wrong. I have said all along that industry participants need to be a lot more active and are entitled to be kept better informed by those in charge. It seems that only now that they can see that the s**t is about to hit the fan, that everyone has an opinion. My concern is that we should be careful not to create a bigger problem than the one we already have. The reason I say that is that instead of strength in unity we now appear to have so many little splinter groups forming all with slightly different agenda's. Unfortunately some appear to have their own interests at heart and not those of the industry as a whole.


It is my belief that the reason we find this happening is what I said in an earlier posting. TRANSPARENCY!! Everyone now appears to have heard something about someone and so the Chinese whispers begin and spread. What is fact and what is fiction anymore is any ones guess. Is the committee of P.R. a one man band or are they united? Who knows? Are there factions now forming within the committee? Who knows? What is the EXACT nature of the deal being done between P.R. and the overseas developer? Who knows? What was the EXACT nature of the deal that the Premiere had in mind? Who knows? Did he actually have a serious proposal in mind? Who knows? Where is the site for a new race course which he appeared to have? Who knows? What if any involvement does RWWA have in all the goings on? Who knows?

The reason nobody really knows is that nobody has been kept up to date all the way along. Its called KEEPING PEOPLE INFORMED and TRANSPARENCY. Personally I have had a guts full of all the bickering and innuendo taking place at the moment. I am especially disapointed at how the Premier was treated when he showed up at Belmont a couple of weeks ago. (That is if we can believe the stories as I wasn't there). For crying out aloud guys. Will someone please show some balls and leadership at a time when it is most needed and come out and tell things EXACTLY HOW THEY ARE! We are all big boys and girls and can handle the truth. When you own or train racehorses, it becomes second nature!