He hasn’t taken to Twitter like Donald Trump (it’s 878 followers and just 3 tweets v 34.1m and 35.3k).

But RacingNSW chief Peter V’landys, like Trump, is attacking his leadership role with similar zeal and single mindedness.

However it was, and has been done before, counts little in their brave new worlds.

PVL’s first tweet was to announce the Everest. His next might be to follow the lead of The Real Donald and build that wall and keep those Mexicans well and truly south of the Murray River border.

He took to Victorian radio waves this week – he wasn’t in “enemy territory” – but he was clearly taking them on – and with very few grenades coming back – as he played like Victor Trumper off the front foot about the spring carnival changes built around his $10m The Everest – which he says has the racing world talking – but ignoring the reality that not many coming – well yet anyway.

Put that as an aside for now, why should Victoria “own the spring” PVL declared. And he’s right, he works for RacingNSW and that’s his job, promote and invigorate his business as best he can – but, for me at least, not at all costs.

Competition has done that rejuvenation job in the wagering sector – and the industry as a whole has benefitted from that, even dragging the monopolistic laziness of Tabcorp into commercial reality, and that’s good for all.

But unlike the Pacquio-Horn championship battle there has been little disputed rounds with PVL barely receiving a flesh wound as his brash jabs hit their mark without any vigorous defence, but even more so without question.

Now the PVL style is to poke the seemingly slothful bear in Victoria. That’s fine too and Racing Victoria has been a fairly compliant target hamstrung by a lack of leadership at board and day to day level (until Giles Thompson won the CEO job from within) but he, like the industry awaits a new governance (board) structure from next month.

There is no white towel in this stoush from RV. It is clearly getting on with the job as it sees fit, but as clearly, is being outpointed by its “opponent”.

But racing – and it’s a big industry – cannot afford to eat itself from within.

In the short term it’s almost a little fun and a tad exciting to hear the NSW aim for The Everest to race for a $20m kitty with all sorts of exotic betting, marketing, sponsorship and media rights opportunities being planned even to the extent of making this a Friday night at Randwick – but before getting through to the semi’s without dropping a set, what about winning the qualifiers first and that comes on October 14 this spring.

I am not sure what almost fatuous statements like: “The world has changed in the last 10 years, what the Pattern Committee was considering 10 years ago probably isn’t what they should be considering now,” said V’landys when talking about the NSW spring changes on Mexican radio.

“10 years ago when there was no competition in the wagering market, everybody who bet with the TAB, each state earned the revenue, it didn’t matter if a NSW punter bet on a Melbourne race or a Sydney race, NSW would get the revenue.

“Well that has changed completely because now if a NSW punter bets with a corporate bookmaker on a Melbourne meeting we get nothing.

“So the protectionism that was around with the Pattern Committee I don’t think it is relevant today, the world has changed dramatically.”

That ignores that the Pattern Committee, as part of the Asian Racing Federation upholds internationally recognised standards for grading of races and their on-going status. It has nothing to do with the wagering marketplace, something that was totally dismissed or ignored in discussion, or beautifully outbluffed by PVL.

Just like the declaration that a number of other international horses are looking at taking The Everest slots for the unfilled slot owners who might be getting a bit itchy that there $600k could turn to just $175k if they can’t find a competitive chance in the first of their three year similar monetary commitments.

Which ones would have been the obvious question? Wasn’t asked. America’s Royal Ascot hero Lady Aurelia is out, Harry Angel, who overturned Carravagio’s unbeaten record in The July Cup last year won’t be coming, Limato?

Already connections of hopeful “first daters” Lankan Rupee and Le Roman have seemingly given up of finding true love and a rose from a single slot holder and are targeting the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield in the early spring. Well after all it’s been upped to $1m in prizemoney. None too shabby without having to leave base camp for The Everest.

And of course it’s worth noting the inaugural running of its pillaged vision – The Pegasus World Cup – left 10 slot holders holding the relatively empty can as dominant stars Arrogate and California Chrome shared the main pool of the inaugural US $12m kitty.

Organisers have increased prizemoney and changed the spread to appease ‘losers’ next January.

Which brings us to Winx and the Cox Plate.

The tinkering with The Everest day saw the Craven plate shift with a prizemoney increase making it the equivalent of a group 1 for a normally mundane Group 3 contest, but it well may keep Winx from the $1m Caulfield Stakes in Mexico (Melbourne) on the same day – but PVL said that wasn’t the idea when it was planned and his nose grew not one centimetre.

(By the way recent Craven winners include It’s Somewhat, Complacent, Moriarty and Honorious).

So Melbourne may just get Winx for the Ladbrokes Cox Plate. Sure it will be massively promoted as the year the queen of the turf tries to emulate the King’s (Kingston Town’s) un-paralleled (until now) trilogy from over 30 years ago.

Ok so Racing Victoria forgot to find a few shackles in its war chest for it in its recent spring carnival prizemoney upgrades, leaving the race at $3m when it deserves more and its proven status should be rewarded as such.

But would that have attracted any better rivals, just as does the $10m bring together a world class field of sprinters in The Everest.

Try and name your Cox plate field today? Winx is the $1.50 favourite with race sponsor Ladbrokes but let’s look what follows. (Might look overs at that).

Highland Reel? Been there, almost done that – but Winx stopped that a couple of seasons ago) So is it the Breeder’s Cup Turf or the Prix de l’arc de Triomphe for it?

Ok – on to the club wish listers for The Valley– Makahiki, Ribchester, Werther, Mekhtaal, Decorated Night. All close in betting, but doubtful is polite in their realistic attendance at the party.

If there is a glimmer of invitation light it is the Japanese (and that means wagering revenue dollars) with Neorealism but ok if not what’s next?

Hartnell is dodging the mare, so too Scales Of Justice, Exospheric will head back to the Caulfield Cup. Unless it shapes like last year’s Caulfield Stakes where Winx beat Black Heart Bart and He Or She in a Group 1 charade.

Of course none of this is helped as a two-year-old with a glimmer of group 1 form or relatively under exposed but valuable three-year-old prospect is rushed off to stud for almost obscene (but retrievable – on paper for now at least money) before being really tested.

So no Flying Artie, Extreme Choice, Astern, Star Turn, Divine Prophet, Winning Rupert on show – but then most all sprint types.

So who will be there to take on Winx. At least we get to see here publically on Monday in the Randwick trials and of course the Waller/Bowman/Owner’s show will be as giving and forgiving of their time with her for the good of racing. Not just her.

Shame that doesn’t seem to be matched by the same spirit of solidarity across the main two racing states right now. And that’s not Fake News!