Racing bosses not in zone

WINNERS AND LOSERS
CHRISTMAS presents will be missing due to EI restrictions placed on reindeers. Santa just won't be allowed to stray into certain coloured zones. Laymen in these difficult times shouldn't offer advice to government departments, even though the wail from the racing industry and others involved with horses is overwhelming. Ray Murrihy, the Racing NSW chief steward, has a better knowledge of EI and its ramifications than most and he has approached every government avenue to get a clearance to travel for trainer Graeme Spackman, who has 50 horses, fit and ready to race, in training at Bong Bong. "Spackman wants to run at country meetings, bolstering fields and benefiting the industry yet they [the horses] can't be moved out of their present zone," Murrihy explained on Saturday.
Even the reindeers are getting flighty.