Ep 676 - Friction

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to reflect on the news and events from around the racing world today. Lee is in Melbourne for the Asian Racing Conference and begins today with a report on the growing tensions between the country's two most powerful racing jurisdictions. Also today, Nick and Lee discuss disturbing allegations made against trainer Homer Scott in yesterday's Irish Independent, Nick's interview with the CEO of the Gambling Commission, the beginning of the new whip rules in the UK and all the action from the weekend. Nick tracks down Charles Byrnes, trainer of Blazing Khal, talks to Fitzdares CEO Will Woodhams about opening up in Canada, and hears of pioneering horse health technology from Anne Moynet of Arioneo. Meanwhile, renowned turf writer Jay Hovdey pays tribute to the horseracing legacy of Burt Bacharach.