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by TERRY BUTTS - 'SILKS & SADDLES"
Courtesy of the NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER
SOME will say the elephant in the room at the headquarters of Racing Queensland is UBET.
For too long UNiTAB or UBET – call it what you like – has performed well below expectations singularly and against its opposition.
The half yearly report – the worst news since the rebranding of UBET – revealed yet another downturn in wagering which was no surprise to most.
In fact, it was expected.
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by TERRY BUTTS of the NQ REGISTER
THE turmoil rampant at the Mackay Turf Club continues with trainers declaring they will desert the track and the acting CEO claiming he is in limbo.
Ryan Van de Velde, who has been in control since the last of several CEOs departed the once prosperous club, said the rumour is rife that he has been sacked, but he hasn’t been officially informed.
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IN his popular column, ‘SILKS & SADDLES,’ published in the NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER, respected racing writer, TERRY BUTTS, reveals how news of a scratching fee rise has finally filtered through to country trainers and he once again raises the issue of parity with their city cousins.
Butts also reports on the Queensland Trainers’ Association asking the new RQ Integrity Commissioner to investigate serious concerns that Racing Queensland is operating outside the Rules of Racing where apprentices are concerned.
Here is the Butt’s column:
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