Racing Victoria has been stunned by the fierce reaction to its bizarre decision to axe jumps racing. 'They are so out of touch it's no wonder they are surprised,' says one jumps racing official. 'They have no idea of the carnage they are creating. The people behind this are reeling, believe me. They think they can just do what they like and just ruin a 150 year old industry. Well, they're in for a fight. The fight of our lives.'Jumps Racing Association chief Robert Rae says: 'And where will they
Racing Victoria has been stunned by the fierce reaction to its bizarre decision to axe jumps racing. 'They are so out of touch it's no wonder they are surprised,' says one jumps racing official. 'They have no idea of the carnage they are creating. The people behind this are reeling, believe me. They think they can just do what they like and just ruin a 150 year old industry. Well, they're in for a fight. The fight of our lives.'
Jumps Racing Association chief Robert Rae says: 'And where will they stop? They've targeted whips then jumps races and now the two-year-old races will be on the agenda. I think the industry is aware now how inept and lazy the upper echelon of executives at RVL really are.'