Racing boss Peter V’landys reveals his bizarre theory on why Anthony Albanese wanted the Voice referendum held on the same day as The Everest

Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys has revealed he believes the Voice to Parliament referendum will take place on the same day as Everest as it bodes well for the Yes vote.

The man behind Australia’s richest horse race believes the name of the winning horse in 2019 prompted the government to choose Saturday as the poll date.

“The reason they put it on that day was because the Prime Minister hoped it was an omen that in 2019 a horse won was called Oui Oui Oui,” he said. he told the newspaper. Sydney Morning Herald.

With the Australian Electoral Commission saying more than two million Australians have already voted, polling booths will be very busy on October 14 – but V’landys is not worried about possible effects on crowds for the 20 million contest dollars.

V’landys (pictured right at Royal Ascot last year) is completely unconcerned about the impact of the referendum on the crowds at Randwick on Saturday.

The man behind Everest believes Anthony Albanese (pictured) chose race day to hold the vote because of the good omen of the 2019 event.

“It would have no impact because two and a half million people have already voted and the polls open early in the morning,” he said.

“I noticed the Electoral Commission was telling people that if they went to Everest there would be stands nearby.”

Interest in the race peaked after the barriers were drawn on Tuesday evening with a spectacular light show on Sydney Harbour.

The biggest winner from this announcement was undoubtedly Overpass, with the draw prompting loud whoops of joy from his connections as he broke through barrier two.

He likes to run from the front and is now almost ideally placed to do so – a fact which has not escaped the bookmakers, who have priced him from $11 to win to $9.

Overpass coach Bjorn Baker was delighted with the development.

“He’s a much better horse than when he finished sixth behind Giga Kick in this race last year,” Baker told the publication.

“My mathematician told me I wanted to be as close to the rail as possible and we almost managed to get the perfect barrier.

“The best way to ride him is to let him ride in front and that’s what we’re going to do. They will have to come and beat us.

Randwick is expected to be a full house for Everest, with many celebrities in attendance, including TV star Sonia Kruger (pictured at last year’s event).

The $20 million race quickly became a betting favorite, even though it only started in 2017 (pictured, crowd at Everest last year).

Meanwhile, champion jockey Zac Purton has hit out at the restricted use of the whip in Australian racing, predicting it will make life difficult for him when he competes in this year’s race.

Considered the top hooper in Hong Kong’s racing mecca since leaving Australia in 2007, the 40-year-old will ride in secret to compete in the country’s richest horse race.

While Hong Kong jockeys can use the whip as often as they wish, their counterparts in Australia are much more restricted.

Australian Rules of Racing state hoops can only use the whip five times in non-consecutive strides before the final 100 meters of a race. There is no limit to the use of the whip in the final stretch.

“From the moment I ride a horse, I have this thought going through my head – whip, whip, whip – and it’s hard when you’re in big fields, you’re racing between the horses, you try to time your run correctly and then you have to try to pay attention to the markers to see where you are,” he said racing net.