The court heard Kruger,who quit in June as Racing Victoria chairman,later emailed Hong Kong Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges,also the chairman of the Asian Racing Federation,to outline concerns over the Spring Champion Stakes shift.
Racing NSW has launched legal action against Racing Victoria and other principal racing authorities – Queensland,Western Australia,South Australia and Tasmania – over what it alleges was a secret plan to either abolish their power of veto on Racing Australia,or set up a new entity without them.