We can report sadly that Deane Lester has passed away tonight at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital aged 54.
Our condolences go to Deane’s family including mum Sandra and his partner Leanne.
Collingwood great Mick McGuane hasn’t minced his words here about the controversial incident involving Brayden Maynard and Angus Brayshaw 👀
#AFLPiesDees
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@MickMCGU34
🏇🏽🎉🥳 WISHING A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GREAT DEANE LESTER!
@defier1
is celebrating today on
@RSNBreakfast
& later today with
@ghall27
- Everyone at RSN927 sends our best wishes to the great man, the world's greatest form analyst!
📰DEANE’S BIGGEST BATTLE.
Dear Racing Communuity,
We write to you as a friend or colleague, or, knowing the man, most likely both, of Deane Lester.
Deane has been a pillar of the industry we all love, for many decades.
Deane needs your help !
BREAKING | Lindsey Smith has reported with a heavy heart that Group 1 winner Scales Of Justice suffered a heart attack on the beach at Warrnambool this morning and died. Thoughts with Lindsey and the team.
#RacingPulse
with
@m_felgate
🐎 The amazing story of Nigel Latham trackside at Morphettville yesterday stripped racing back to its most irresistible elements, Racing Editor Matt Stewart writes. 👇
"You can bugger off Mark (McGowan). If you want to close the borders to the rest of the country, then the Ashes Test should go to Hobart."
@ghall27
says Cricket Australia should strip Perth of their Test this summer if the borders don't open
#RSNCentral
"David Mundy's one of the game's greats. If David Mundy was in Melbourne, he'd be as big as Scott Pendlebury. Just as smooth, just as clutch, beautiful kick ... 35 and still playing incredible footy."
@dylan_buckley
with
@ghall27
and
@mjbarlow20
on
#RSNCentral
@freodockers
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RSN is pleased to announce that Deane Lester will be rejoining Raceday each Saturday, providing his pre and post race analysis, starting tomorrow
A BIG response to this interview 👉
@KickUpForRacing
founder says it's time to stop anti-racing activists from "controlling the narrative" with their misinformation.
@m_felgate
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#RacingPulse
"Every maiden race should be run for $30k ... Put monies back into grassroots racing and give owners their first good pay cheque back."
Wayne Hawkes
#WaynesWorld
#RSNCentral
@ghall27
🚨🚨 🚨YULONG STUD EMERGENCY:
Urgent need for boats to 115 Grenada Rd, Mangalore at the Yulong Stud.
Horses are stranded in flood water that is still rising.
Please share to all.
@m_felgate
Today marks the first anniversary since of the loss of Deane Lester.
It is with a great source of pride the RSN family today unveils the "Deane Lester studio" at Racing Victoria in his memory.
We bloody miss you, Deano 💔
And we know so many of you do, too.
💬 "It was Deano's favourite piece of memorabilia..."
The magic of live radio ❤️
Robbie Griffiths reads a letter Jye McNeil wrote to Deane Lester after he won the 2020 Melbourne Cup.
"I think we've been privileged in racing enough. I don't think it's a good look with people who would like to go to different states because of loved ones in crisis or illness and they're not allowed to go. Yet we've got jockeys flying in and out."
@defier1
on
#RSNCentral
🐎 "A lot of strappers are just off the dole and very low-skilled."
🗞️ Mick Kent has had his say on what must be done to fix the lack of skilled stable staff. Read Mick's guest column👇
The
@RSN927
family will honour Deane Lester who passed away Thursday night aged 54.
Friday morning from 6
@RSNBreakfast
and Racing Pulse will honour a man that will always be part of our family.
WHAT a moment for Henry Dwyer.
ASFOORA conquers the international stage.
LISTEN BACK to Matt Hill's thrilling call of the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes here 👉
It just HAD to happen, didn’t it!?
Damien Oliver produces an absolute peach on Munhamek to win the final race of his career.
The best sport in the world.
Incredible.
Take a bow, Ollie. You star.
"It's too severe, they've done something wrong but they haven't killed anyone.. They don't have a capacity to earn for three months.. So, it's unbelievably harsh but we continually hang our headline acts to dry..."
Peter Moody on Kah, Melham, Gaudry & Browns bans.
@m_felgate
Vale Deane Lester
@RSN927
is deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Deane Lester. Please listen to our tribute to the great man who will be missed by all
It's with great sadness we announce the passing of Father Gerard Dowling.
He's been a cornerstone of broadcasting in Melbourne for 50 years and impacted the lives of so many in that time.
A special tribute will air from 10pm this evening.
We’d love to hear your memories.
🗞️ This is the RSN Behind The Mic: 20 Questions edition that you have all been waiting for 🎤
The 🐐 of form Deane Lester details his lifelong involvement in the racing industry🔥👇
@defier1
Today marks the first anniversary of Dean Holland's tragic passing.
He is sorely missed by so many in the racing community.
Our thoughts are with Dean's family and friends ❤️
"I'm hearing that he's now a really strong chance to stay at Essendon and recommit to the Bombers. He's far more in-love with Tullamarine than the outside perception."
@Stevo7AFL
believes Joe Daniher could be staying at the Bombers
#RSNCentral
The RSN family was extremely saddened to learn of the passing of racing media giant, Ray Huxley. Our thoughts are with his many family, friends and colleagues.
Read Racing Editor
@Mattunchained
's tribute below.
Sam Docherty has been a good friend to all of us
@RSN927
for many years as part of the Inner Sanctum. On behalf of our entire team, we’re sending all the love and support over the next few months as he tackles his latest health battle.
@CarltonFC
@DochertySam
💙💙💙
BREAKING: The
@FlemingtonVRC
have announced that the winner of next year's Andrew Ramsden in May will gain direct entry into the $7.3 million Lexus Melbourne Cup.
Racecaller Matt Hill tells Raceday listeners that jockey John Allen is being questioned by Stewards over his ride on Detonator Jack in the eighth race at Sandown. Got back last and wide in straight before running third.
BREAKING NEWS | Jamie Kah hit with an extra 2 months for false and misleading evidence. It takes her total suspension to 5 months.
#RacingPulse
@m_felgate
🎙 Watch a Master at work as the ‘Man Behind the Mic’ John Henry runs RSN’s listeners through another Raceday afternoon. Just the 40yrs behind the Mic for JH !
#BehindTheScenes
#RSN
"'Daddy where are you going?' - and I said I'll be right back"
.
@Stako_tennis
on telling his wife and kids of his decision to fight for his country on
@RSNBreakfast
this morning with
@HarfSerious
and
@White_Adam
For the full interview 👇👇
"I think having Saturday racing at Sandown is terrific. It's the track that is likely to get wet, every second or third Saturday there should be a meeting there for the wet-track horses. We know that Flemington and Caulfield just dry out too well."
Agree with
@defier1
?
Turning 🐎into 🐜by splitting a screen in half does not entice more wagering. All it does is incite anger at an industry that cannot work towards a greater good. Sky’s 1st priority should be to its viewers and not one of them is happy.
@Mattunchained
"If we give that up (jumps racing) then the focus will turn to two-year-old racing and just go on and on.. That's why as a sector we need to take no backwards steps.."
Shadow Racing Minister Tim Bull says we must stand firm against anti racing agendas in politics
#RacingPulse
You might have noticed a familiar voice missing on RSN this morning…
That’s because our very own Matt Nevett was busy getting married! 🥰
A massive congratulations to you and Jade from all of us,
@matt_nevett_
👏
From everyone at RSN, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to Danny Frawley's wife Anita, his daughters and all of his friends and family, so many of them in footy and racing.
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The latest drip feed from the police investigation into Darren Weir reveals some curious threads and insinuations.
@Mattunchained
RSN Racing Editor
"We can have tours of the MCG so why can't we organise tours of Flemington for schoolkids."
Wayne Hawkes believes that the racing industry needs to showcase and promote the real life stories of racing to our youth.
#RSNCentral
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"I nearly cut my tongue off. The broken ribs punctured my lung, so they will filled up with blood; they had to pump that out. And I’ve got five breaks in my spine."
Jockey Maija Vance updated
@tmase04
on her condition following her shocking fall.
"It was a classic ride of 'I've got big races coming up so I won't push and shove and try and find the hole'... I thought Craig could've been more aggressive."
Dwayne Dunn on Craig Williams ride aboard Brooklyn Hustle
#SpringTicket
"Let's get serious about Warrnambool. Increase the prizemoney. Why can't the Wangoom be $350k and the winner heads straight to The Goodwood? Why isn't the Cup worth $100k more?"
Wayne Hawkes with
@ghall27
for
#WaynesWorld
on
#RSNCentral
🏇Neil Bainbridge outlined on Racing Pulse a Deane Lester fundraiser on the 27th of January meeting at Cranbourne...
. 100% of the gate receipts donated
. All beverage sales in Owners & Trainers bar donated
. Every Cranbourne based horse that wins = $1000
donated
+MORE
🙌
💬 "Can you just give me a break!? I've got my biggest day of my life, I'm trying to saddle this horse up..."
@henrydwyer
lifts the lid on THAT meeting with King Charles 🤣
FULL CHAT:
@m_felgate
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#RacingPulse
🎙 TURF COMES HOME!
The quirky, antagonistic and sometimes very unlikeable
@Docturf
joins
@RSNBreakfast
every Thursday right through the Spring Carnival!
We can’t wait to hear what the good doctor has in store tomorrow morning from 7am with
@HarfSerious
&
@White_Adam
!
RSN is saddened to learn of the passing of Rob Gaylard. Rob had a profound impact on racing in Victoria across all codes. He was a familiar voice on RSN over many years in a variety of roles. Our thoughts are with Rob's family and many friends.
“Welfare is not just an issue for owners and trainers, it’s got to be an issue for breeders as well”
Do you agree with Mick Kent Snr that breeders should take a greater responsibility for horse welfare? 🤔
#RacingPulse
@m_felgate
Taylor Adams has thrown his support behind Brayden Maynard on the back of what he says has been “unfair commentary” aimed at his Collingwood teammate this week 👇
Gerard Daffy
@tabcomau
reported earlier that one punter has placed $1 million on Collingwood to beat Carlton in round 20. ‘There’s never been anything like this on the AFL’.
Price was $1.40 when the wager was taken.
"With Brutal, we're not taking a backwards step. Regardless of what deal we do with one of the major studs, he'll race on into his four-year-old career. Racing needs good horses to keep racing."
Rupert Legh on his plans with Doncaster Mile winner Brutal
#RacingPulse
"I'll miss him ... but there was going to come a time when the relationship was finished - it's come sooner than expected - and that's life. I've given up playing God in my own life and found a greater level of peace by doing that."
David Vandyke on Alligator Blood
#RacingPulse
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we forget 🌺
DEANO DOES IT AGAIN 💰💰💰💹💹💹
@defier1
has made it 2 Rama Roughie wins in 3 weeks !!
His selection on
@RSNBreakfast
Namakwa has saluted at $11 after his win at $23 a fortnight earlier.
It pays 💰💰 to listen every Friday at 7am click 👇
📰The hot topic in the Racing Industry is the dire state of experienced workers and riders in the Industry.
Angus Wright-Smith a worker in the Industry has a response on the issue.
A STRAPPER SPEAKS OUT – LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH – PAY US!
Paul Snowden has expressed a desire to retire Redzel after his gallant effort in the TJ yesterday and the decision will now be left up to the ownership of the horse
🏇DEANE LESTER ON VERRY ELLEEGANT:
"To me she is going through the motions a bit. I don't think Chris Waller was that keen on her going, and he knows her better than anyone."
#breakfastclub
"As soon as Sydney play well, what do the AFL stronghold people do? They attack the Sydney Academy - it's so lame, it's so predictable, and it's so unnecessary."
@RalphyHeraldSun
with
@ghall27
on
#RSNCentral
"It's a slap in the face to a really good industry like ours to have to wait for a budget surplus. It's about jobs, and if this government doesn't want to support that, why are they in government?"
Tony McEvoy on the prizemoney cuts to racing in South Australia
"I just can't believe they think it's a good idea to sell Sandown - it's our best racetrack, it's our fairest racetrack."
Trainer Mick Kent with
@m_felgate
on
#RacingPulse
"I think they should find a compromise between selling some of it and maintaining the track for the industry. Aren't we in racing? If they want to be in property development then they should be in property development."
Mick Price's thoughts on Sandown
#RacedayMornings
They’ve done it, again.
WHAT a horse.
Romantic Warrior wins the G1 Yasuda Kinen in Japan for James McDonald and Danny Shum.
The horse of a lifetime for J Mac.