Gai Waterhouse, one of the highest-profile thoroughbred racing trainers, says she is opposed to Russell Balding being handed a longer tenure as Racing NSW chairman, exposing a deepening rift between the powerful agency and the industry it is administering.
On Monday, NSW Racing Minister David Harris said he would introduce new legislation that would extend statutory maximums for Racing NSW board members, allowing Mr Balding to stay on for another two years.
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