Racing NSW sacks board of Australian Turf Club, appoints administrator

Australian Turf Club rushes to court to fight sacking by Racing NSW

Affected ATC directors raced to court in Sydney on Monday after the Peter V’landys-led Racing NSW appointed an administrator to replace the club’s board in an unprecedented intervention.

Australian Turf Club directors try to overturn sacking, administration

The industry’s controlling body, led by chief executive Peter V’landys, took action on Monday, replacing ATC board directors and chairman Tim Hale.

Racing NSW sacks board of Australian Turf Club, appoints administrator

In an unprecedented intervention, the Peter V’landys-led body has removed the board of the ATC, which owns three tracks in Sydney and operates Royal Randwick.

Racing NSW places ATC into the hands of administrator

Racing NSW Places Australian Turf Club in Administration Amid "Serious Financial Issues" - Ministry of Sport

Racing NSW has placed the Australian Turf Club (ATC), which manages Sydney’s four metropolitan racecourses (Randwick, Rosehill, Warwick Farm, and Canterbury), into the hands of an administrator. The regulatory action, announced on Monday, follows a sustained “show cause” process initiated in September due to “serious financial issues” and mounting corporate governance concerns within the ATC organisation. Racing NSW stated that the decision was …