High-profile racehorse trainer Gai Waterhouse AO has fronted a parliamentary inquiry investigating the proposed redevelopment of the Rosehill Racecourse into residential housing.
"The members are who own Rosehill. If they put it to the members now for a vote, it would be overwhelmingly against the sale."Trainer of 20 years John O'Shea also appeared before the inquiry and said Rosehill was "not for sale"."We are all in favour of letting them develop areas around Rosehill, but there is no reason to sell our core asset because, as we've seen historically, whenever we sell a racetrack we have nothing to show for it.
However, Mr O'Shea said it was not the racing industry's responsibility to solve the state housing crisis. John O'Shea refused to say who warned him not to give evidence at the inquiry investigating the development of the Rosehill Racecourse."I'm here because I was asked to come and I am very pleased to be here," she said.She was then asked where she thought the pressure had come from."You have a very powerful CEO in Mr V'landys and he controls racing, and he controls everyone in racing.Peter V'landys has been the CEO of Racing NSW for almost 20 years, since 2004.