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Mark Di Stefano

Gil McLachlan and Peter V’landys’ bread and circuses at The Everest

The influential duo’s various schemes were again centre stage on the weekend.

Racing and rugby league chief Peter V’landys’ penchant for wining and dining politicians, journalists and their bosses is a trademark not-subtle ploy of the man. So it was again, he handpicked media VIPs for his directors’ room at The Everest on Saturday.

Those in his suite overlooking the post at Randwick included Foxtel’s Patrick Delany, Nine Entertainment CEO Matt Stanton and News Corp’s top beard Michael Miller.

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is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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