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He quotes The Godfather and has a private jet. Some say he wields too much power in Victorian racing

There were even suggestions that Jones and his executive team of Ben Amarfio and Matt Welsh would move the Melbourne Cup to December. Munz, a wealthy breeder, owner and racing traditionalist, could not stomach the ideas. To him, none of the changes made sense. But there are two versions of what happened next as anxious stakeholders, the Racing Victoria executive team and agitated board members argued their points of view. Some with knowledge of the virtual meeting say Munz’s anger came thundering down the phone. One critic of Munz told his masthead the businessman had “a massive tantrum … yelling and abusing members of the board”.

He quotes The Godfather and has a private jet. Some say he wields too much power in Victorian racing

There were even suggestions that Jones and his executive team of Ben Amarfio and Matt Welsh would move the Melbourne Cup to December.

Munz, a wealthy breeder, owner and racing traditionalist, could not stomach the ideas. To him, none of the changes made sense.

But there are two versions of what happened next as anxious stakeholders, the Racing Victoria executive team and agitated board members argued their points of view.

Some with knowledge of the virtual meeting say Munz’s anger came thundering down the phone. One critic of Munz told his masthead the businessman had “a massive tantrum … yelling and abusing members of the board”.

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