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John Singleton ... arrives at the More Joyous inquiry on Monday. Source: Paul Miller / AAP
Gai Waterhouse has slammed the "chinese whispers" that were trumped up by "a little jockey who (leaves) people here lifting their eyebrows, a brothel owner and a football player".
"That's what our livelihoods are swinging on in front of you today," Waterhouse told today's Racing NSW inquiry into the More Joyous affair.
The trainer then launched into Singleton - and not for the first time at the inquiry- for not taking his concerns to stewards rather than going on national TV.
"You're an absolute sham, John," Waterhouse said.
Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy adjourned the inquiry shortly after and said he wanted to give Andrew Johns, Allan Robinson and Eddie Hayson one final chance to give their side of the story before he handed down his findings.
The trio risk being warned off race courses by not appearing at the inquiry. Stewards revealed there had been a string of phone calls between Johns and brothel owner and punter Eddie Hayson on the day of the race.
The Waterhouse "sham" outburst was not the only moment of high drama in an explosive day of evidence at Racing NSW headquarters where the insults were flying thick and fast.
Singleton gave evidence that Johns had looked "agitated, dishevelled and hadn't slept" when he visited his home on the Tuesday morning after the All Aged Stakes.
Singleton told the inquiry the league legend told him More Joyous was "off" after a conversation with bookie Tom Waterhouse ahead of the race at Randwick on April 27.
What was said between Tom Waterhouse and Johns has been the most intriguing aspect of the Singleton-Gai Waterhouse feud.
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John Singleton ... arrives at the More Joyous inquiry on Monday.
Johns, however, told Singleton after More Joyous' flop he may have "embellished" the Waterhouse information.
Johns was so worried about what he may have said that he arrived at Singleton's house bare-footed and feared he would be "collateral damage" at Channel 9.
"Andrew didn't know he had used the word 'off' until he heard a TV interview replayed on radio," Singleton said.
Singleton said Johns feared Nine would punt him rather than Waterhouse, who tipped in millions of dollars in advertising with the free-to-air network.
Singleton then took a swipe at Tom Waterhouse when the bookie asked why there had been a change of story by Johns and said: "Someone must have got to him, Tom."
Tom has also maintained he did not speak to anyone prior to the race about More Joyous's health despite reports to the contrary.
"I only saw (Johns) briefly before the race started and we didn't talk about More Joyous' fitness, health or anything like that," he said.
Stewards also revealed there had been a string of phone calls between Andrew Johns and brothel owner and punter Eddie Hayson.
Johns, Hayson and ex-jockey Allan Robinson were all asked to appear at today's inquiry but declined and as a result could be "warned off" racecourses by stewards.
As evidence continued at the inquiry chaired by NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy, Tom Waterhouse asked if Singleton had anything to drink on the day.
"I had two or three beers before the race, and as much as I could afterwards," Singleton said.
Singleton described a pre-race conversation with Gai Waterhouse as "not unfriendly, not threatening, but tense".
Waterhouse said Singleton was "irate" and that she had to "take him to the side of the room because he was making a scene".
Earlier Singleton told the inquiry that he was advised against having a bet on More Joyous by both his racing manager Duncan Grimley and vet John Peatfield after the pair inspected the horse on the morning of the All Aged Stakes.
Singleton wanted to put $100,000 on More Joyous.
"Let's just enjoy the day," Singleton says he was told by both men.
Singleton confirmed he had received phone calls from jockey Robinson and Johns and after he took on board what Grimley had told him earlier realised the mail about the horse not winning was "too close to the bone".
Singleton said he was tempted to approach Murrihy about what he had heard about the horse, but didn't want to "cause a kerfuffle".
"In hindsight, that was ridiculous,"Singleton said.
Waterhouse, meanwhile, grew irritated when asked three times by Murrihy if she had spoken to anybody about More Joyous.
"What are you implying? Who else would I speak to?," Waterhouse said.
Waterhouse then barked: "I never spoke to my husband or son about More Joyous ... And I'll happily swear on the bible."
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Murrihy said phone records showed Waterhouse had spoken with her bookmaker husband Robbie on Friday at 12.33pm.
"Did you speak to Rob about More Joyous at that stage?," Murrihy asked.
Waterhouse said the conversation was probably of a personal matter, like "what we were going to have for dinner".
It was also revealed that Waterhouse failed to properly document two drug treatments of More Joyous in the days leading up to the All Aged Stakes. One was an anti-inflammatory given on the Wednesday for "heat in the neck" and the other an antibiotic on the Thursday given as a precaution.
Singleton's vet Peatfield earlier told the inquiry that he "couldn't find a reason not to run the horse."
Murrihy asked: "You were aware of the horse had soreness, you detected sensitivity in her neck and her reluctance to eat off the ground?"
Dr Peatfield: "Yes."
Murrihy then asked: "Aren't they concerns for a horse going into a race?"
Dr Peatfield: "As a result of my examination, in my opinion I couldn't find a reason not to run the horse."
Dr Peatfield said he couldn't guarantee More Joyous would win, "because that's not my job", but stressed the horse would have no problems racing later that day.
Gai Waterhouse's trusty stable representative David Meijer was the first person to give evidence at this morning's explosive inquiry.
Meijer said he noticed More Joyous had left some feed overnight on Wednesday, and by noon Thursday noticed "heat in her neck".
Meijer, who has looked after More Joyous since she arrived in the stable, kept Waterhouse up to speed with the mare's condition in the 48-hour countdown to the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m).
Chief steward Ray Murrihy heard several statements how serious More Joyous' neck complaint was.
After Meijer said: "It was a little issue on the Thursday, that's about the extent of it," Murrihy asked him to explain the messages he sent to Waterhouse on the Friday and then race morning.
Those messages suggested More Joyous still wasn't herself leading into the race.
"You said the horse couldn't pick grass but was hungry. Could it be symptomatic the horse is sore in the neck or can't stretch out?," Murrihy asked Meijer.
"I'm not a vet, I'm not in the position to give a diagnosis. It was pretty much a hunch," Meijer said.
Trackwork rider Steve O'Halloran was the second person to give evidence and said More Joyous worked like she usually would on Thursday.
Waterhouse veterinarian Leanne Begg told stewards More Joyous may have become cast in her box, which could have caused the neck injury.
Gai Waterhouse piped up and asked Begg: "Did I ask have you got a problem with her racing?"
Begg nodded and said: "I said, 'not at this stage'."
The Racing NSW inquiry is investigating More Joyous' poor performance at the All Aged Stakes at Randwick on April 27.
Singleton claims that Tom Waterhouse had told friends that More Joyous "had problems and could not win the race".
It has put at risk Singleton and Gai Waterhouse's 40-year friendship with the advertising guru removing all his horses from the Waterhouse stable.
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