Ardent racegoers who get almost as much pleasure from observing internecine racing politics as they do from action on the track were excited to see Hall of Fame Trainer and Australian Living Treasure Gai Waterhouse attending Randwick races on the weekend. That hasn’t happened in a while.

Waterhouse had a great day out – and then promptly bagged the facilities in what some interpreted as a poke in the eye for powerful Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys , with whom relations have been frosty for quite some time.

“It was such a pleasure to return to Randwick on Saturday,” Waterhouse posted to her social media followers, adding in a horse emoji for good measure. “I have not been on ‘race day’ for some time, but it was great to see familiar faces and some new ones.”

Waterhouse goes to the tr

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