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Victoria Racing Club said it had never told its 23 trainers, including the likes of Chris Waller, Danny O’Brien, Gai Waterhouse and the Hawkes family, that their time at Flemington was coming to an end. “Trainers are a key part of our community,” a VRC spokesperson said when asked if they had alternative plans for their stable precinct, such as building a permanent entertainment park to host music festivals. Likewise, Racing Victoria said it had hit the hold button on any plans to build a new racetrack at its 400-hectare property at Oakland’s Junction, a site once dubbed “Project X” or the “North West Land”. Instead, Racing Victoria revealed it was happy to sit on the land as an investment. For now.
