‘We had no choice’: How a rebel blindsided the Melbourne Racing Club

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‘We had no choice’: How a rebel blindsided the Melbourne Racing Club
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As powerful members of the racing community line up to support John Kanga’s push to spill the Melbourne Racing Club board, we can reveal how he caught the executive committee napping.

Kanga, who wants to spill the board, had sat through hours of a committee meeting at Caulfield on Thursday without barely uttering a word.He watched in silence as new Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison delivered a state-of-the-industry address to the MRC executive committee about a drop in wagering and a commitment to freeze prize money.

“I wouldn’t call it a blindside,” Kanga said. “I have suggested a spill motion for three months to individual committee members and our executive team, ‘If we don’t have structural change, the only option we would have is to have a spill, or an SGM’. With the MRC executive and board backpedalling late last week, Kanga went on the offensive. By 7pm on Thursday, a press release had lobbed in the email inboxes of several members of the racing media across Melbourne, outlining his takeover bid.

Chair Matt Cain is stepping down and CEO Blanksby has resigned – the two men who have been the public face ofBy acting now, Kanga can circumvent the AGM. Instead of waiting for committee member Mark Pratt to seek re-election and for Cain to be replaced, he can wipe out six in one go at an SGM. The committee members he wants to oust are Cain, Pratt, Nick Hassett, Brooke Dawson and Scott Davidson. His Save our MRC movement have also asked for a representative of the Mornington advisory group to replace Jill Monk on the 10-person MRC board.Getty Images

They said they would continue to run legal checks over Kanga’s motion, including his request to reduce the eligibility criteria to join the committee from three years to six months to suit his ticket.

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