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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Anne Davies

Racing NSW sues Racing Victoria and alleges anti-competitive behaviour

The 2022 Everest winner, Giga Kick, at Royal Randwick Racecourse
The 2022 Everest winner, Giga Kick, centre, at Royal Randwick Racecourse. Racing NSW alleges Racing Australia’s proposed rules were designed to prevent the Everest taking its rightful place in group one. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Long simmering tensions between Racing NSW and Racing Victoria over the scheduling of marquee horse races during spring have erupted in the New South Wales supreme court, in a case that could split the $9bn racing industry and turn the spotlight on the actions of one its most high-profile figures, Peter V’landys.

V’landys, the chief executive of Racing NSW and the chairman of the Australian Rugby League, is one of the most powerful figures in sport.

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