BRC denies boss is out

THE Brisbane Racing Club has denied strong rumours it is parting ways with chief executive Dave Whimpey.

The Bulletin yesterday was told by well-placed racing sources that Whimpey’s fiveyear tenure would end following a lengthy discussion at Thursday night’s BRC board meeting.

Whimpey (pictured) was not sighted at Saturday’s Doomben races.

BRC chairman Neville Bell denied the meeting had decided Whimpey’s term was over.

“No,’’ Bell said. “He had a day off on Friday.

“He has some family stuff he is sorting out and he just needs a couple of days.

“I would prefer not to say anything on his behalf at the moment.

“He needs some privacy. “He has achieved his longterm goals and has overseen significant commercial uplift in this financial year in both sponsorship and capital growth.’’

Whimpey has had a turbulent tenure as BRC chief executive, coming into the job specifically because he was not entrenched in the racing community.