FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Trotting horses running towards camera. Woman in stands cheering. Trotting driver weilding whip. Trotters racing, stadium and winner on track having photographs taken. Interview with Harold Park Paceway Manager, Peter Vlandez putting trotting video into machine. Montage of promotional scenes for Harold Park trotting showing a young couple attending races, dining services, food on platter, trotters racing, spectators in stadium, trotting driver in sulky with whip and horses, bookie adjusting prices on tote board. Interview with Manager Peter Vlandez about customers' expectations. Trotters on track past stadium. Harold Park Paceway man looking at form guide, people looking at tote boards and man smoking. Interview with Manager Peter Vlandez in gaming room with poker machines in background. Elderly woman at poker machine with colourful electronic screen. Quicktime clip available.

Vlandez running out of building, through car park and into another building with model of a horse in window. Interview with Manager Peter Vlandez about the Miracle Mile, harness racing's flagship. GS Vlandez greeting and being introduced to people at table before joining them for meeting. MS discussion of Miracle Mile over meal. WS car leading trotters around track and views from stadium. Zoom out from track to women linedancing on track. CU Vlandez on telephone complaining about community pressure on their operations. Harold Park Paceway Manager Peter Vlandez walking through streets of Glebe with other members to Glebe Town Hall for meeting. MS legs on pavement shot from behind. CU newspaper banner in doorway. Quicktime clip available.

Man at front of meeting room addressing council meeting with VS audience. VS Vlandez taking the microphone and addressing meeting. Mayor of Leichhardt, Kristine Cruden making address in support of community. VS militant community speakers. Quicktime clip available.

Harold Park Paceway Manager Peter Vlandez walking along Glebe Point Road at night with other members post council meeting. MS Vlandez and others in room discussing community opposition to the upcoming Miracle Mile event. WS Vlandez leaving building at night, shirt untucked. Quicktime clip available.

WS exterior of NSW Harness Racing Club Ltd. Administration Offices and MS Vlandez on telephone. High shot over water truck with tank resembling beer can driving on track of Harold Park Paceway seen from building. MS Manager Peter Vlandez talking on telephone then talking to camera about a letter from Leichhardt Council attempting to change an existing agreement. VS Vlandez meeting with three colleagues in office to arrange promotion for the Miracle Mile event. Quicktime clip available.

Peter Vlandez walking down corridor with colleague and WS city street with pan towards Supreme Court. WS female barrister past camera and MS track of Vlandez and representative entering building. MS cameramen and journalists gathered at entrance as Vlandez emerges. MS interview between Vlandez and gathered journalists. WS camera crew following Vlandez across street Quicktime clip available.

WS Leichhardt Town Hall building and clock tower. MS Mayor Kristine Cruden chairing council meeting. VS councillors in heated discussion over blockading the Harold Park Miracle Mile event. MS interview with Councillor Cruden. Tilt down facade of Supreme Court building to Coat of Arms. Interview outside Court with Peter Vlandez and cohorts pleased with thier success in court. MS interview with Councillor Cruden outside Supreme Court. Quicktime clip available.

Protesters walking along pavements carrying banners and crossing road in front of flashing police car. Interviews with protesters including children. VS Manager Peter Vlandez busily preparing for Miracle Mile event and instructing woman in dining area, on telephone and walking through buffet area. Protesters with banners lining streets near Harold Park Paceway including children. Peter Vlandez on telephone watching from building. GS car passing protesters with occupant giving rude gesture with fingers. MS interview with Vlandez. GS across small latin band and interior of Paceway building. Bookie, tote board and punters at Harold Park Paceway. MS young Asian man looking at form guide amidst crowd. Protestors carrying banners and chanting walking along pavement. Quicktime clip available.

Slow pan of people at stables checking trotting buggies and CU tilt up horse's muzzle to eyes. VS strappers leading horses, trotting drivers and buggies and WS punters sitting in stadium. MS Harold Park Paceway Manager Peter Vlandez in cafeteria giving tip to radio personality Alan Jones. WS pan of punters in the Keith Adams Stand. WS racetrack at night with fireworks off the back of buggy as it's driven around track. Quicktime clip available.

GS neon sign over doorway then group of men emerging from door led by Vlandez. MS interview with a grim looking Vlandez who reluctantly relates problems with drug testing. WS pan of Harold Park Paceway stands. WS of buggy with fireworks off the back being ridden around racetrack at night. CU Manager Peter Vlandez in discussion with another man and MS buggy driver performing stunt tricks. VS Vlandez announcing that a horse has been scratched from race and talking with directors. MS Vlandez listening to PA announcement and shaking head as spectators react. Interview to camera. Quicktime clip available.

Harness race POV driver in the 1997 Miracle Mile at Harold Park Paceway. High angle zoom out of horses racing on track. WS spectators standing behind rail watching race. MS Manager Peter Vlandez watching. VS race and punters. MS Vlandez at microphone announcing winner, Our Sir Lancelot, as the horse is presented with a blue race blanket. CU interview with deeply disappointed Vlandez. Quicktime clip available.