APOLOGY TO PETER V’LANDYS

I have been asked, and so agree, to cease making defamatory statements about Peter V’landys in any online or other forum and to post the following apology on this forum (www.racehorsetalk.com.au) where the statements appeared.

I previously made some statements criticising Peter V’Landys in his role as CEO of RacingNSW.
Those statements were without foundation. I wish to sincerely apologise to Peter V’landys for any hurt or embarrassment my statements caused him, and I acknowledge the good work he continues to do as CEO, as well as his many contributions to the racing industry for which he so deservedly received the Order od Australia.

Peter Mair
3 March 2014

Yes Peter you are out of order....but you have been that for a long Time and you did not listen ....so we silence from now....that would be the right thing.

 

An interesting snippet while I was trying to locate transcripts of the interview in question.

And only found it just now.

With such mind-boggling displays of his suitability for being awarded honours, V'landys has certainly set the bar extremely high, for anyone attempting to lessen his reputation even further.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/superracing/plunging-on-sports-affecting-race-betting-increasing-chance-of-levy-for-corporate-bookies/story-fnii0mrv-1226816117607

http://racingbitch.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/the-resurrection-of-peter-vlandys/

Nah, just been told "unless you have anything good to say............."

I hope Peter Mair hasn't given it away.

Earlier this week I opened a curious-looking letter.

From someone claiming to act on behalf of Mr Peter V'Landys.

Near the top was:

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

I suspect that, like me, many here would not have known what that means. Now that I've taken simple steps to find out, it appears to border on meaningless, and I'm puzzled why anyone would even waste time stating that.

Now while I have no intention of currently publishing the full contents, I'm referring to certain parts of it here, as I believe doing so is in the public interest.

Immediately preceding that above line was:

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

I have idea what that could possibly mean, considering that there is no signed contract agreeing to observe such an edict.

But now it gets really weird .

Because the letter also has a demand to immediately publish certain paragraphs of the NOT FOR PUBLICATION letter!

Curiously the text of those paragraphs is identical to the key paragraphs Peter Mair has spammed in his recent posts!

What a coincidence!

There is also a request to confirm "this requirement" by 4pm on 14 March 2014.

I'll spare you the details of the "or else" in the next sentence.

No rational person can consider a demand to publicly lie, to be a requirement!

This may take some time to play out, so I intend to keep things on a need to know basis.


Note that the "immediately" clause of that demand has not been obeyed.

jfc a physical letter?  more details in how it was they got your address wouldnt go astray as I would assume he gathered this info legally

jfc, do you know how the letter writer became aware of your identity ?

I can't recall if you have to give your name, when you join this group.

jfc, do you know how the letter writer became aware of your identity ?

I can't recall if you have to give your name, when you join this group.

I certainly did not disclose my name in the registration process.

According to my account info, anyway.

If someone here gave me up, then at least I can be sure it wasn't Eddie Hayson.

As with Whispering's question these are interesting developments that all of you might be well advised to ponder.

But if the associated dire threats were as intimidating as those that led Mair to exceed even his own extremely high bar of deranged ranting, I hope you'll understand that I should decide for myself what and when I disclose.

After all V'landys did previously win some junior Rugby award so on that can hardly be considered a pushover.

Further to V'landys' observation as to how price sensitive punters are.

Again from the Fact Book.

About (brace yourself) good ole' Tote Tasmania.

Contrast Tote Turnover 3 years back when the Tasmanian Tugger was in full swing, with the most recent full year following the kickback-free reconstruction.

2011 $662 million
2013 $124 million

$538 million vanished, undoubtedly predominantly in sympathy with kickbacks.

That's not far off the estimated leviathan turnover of $550 million for Tabcorp NSW.

V'landys is off course on record as railing against Tote Tasmania. A few years after I broke the story here and elsewhere.
 
So it would be interesting how Sir Peter could justify his legendary mantra, were it ever to be tested in a judicial environment.

Is this the only forum you and Peter Mair visit JFC ?

As you can probably guess, we don't have any of the information needed to identify you through this forum and from a personal point of view, I wouldn't have the fuzziest idea as to who you are or where you are from.

Would be very hard to identify you from this forum, so seems quite strange.

About the only other Forum I visit these days, is the Betfair one.

So I agree with your implication that something is strange. It's something that certainly has occupied my attention.

Maybe time will tell?

Maybe they just googled, Zelko -  axe to grind, and your name miraculously appeared.

Good luck with your battle, jfc