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is it bollocks…no racing anywhere ..this is a truly sad day
im sure some of us punters might not like it eitherI’m surprised that Coral have decide to open their shops on Good Friday.
French & South African racing.
Sacrilege !
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Why not go to Lambourn or Middleham open days.
It is only compulsive gamblers who need racing every day.
If you have a family spend a day with them.
Ginge
Value Is EverythingIt is only compulsive gamblers who need racing every day.Ginge
Must disagree with you there Ginge, I go racing at least three or four days a week, some weeks every day, yet I only average about half a dozen bets a month. It is perfectly possible to enjoy racing without betting.
My objection to there being no racing on Good Friday is I don’t like my life being dictated by the beliefs of others, especially where, in my view, the belief has as much credence as any other morality story. Aesops fables being equally valid for example, indeed they are probably more valid as they are less contradictory than the Bible.
If Christians want to spend Good Friday on their knees in Church or in a contemplative mood, then good luck to them, I wish them well and would not stop them.
Why, however, should I be denied the right to go racing on Good Friday if I want to? Just because some bloke in a frock, who can’t hold down a proper job, deems it to be "sinful"?
I would suggest that any course allowed to race on Good Friday would have one of their biggest gates of the year.
"Just because some bloke in a frock, who can’t hold down a proper job, deems it to be "sinful"? "
I really like that, Paul. Colin
I think we`ve had a bloody long time to get used to the idea and should
just get over it.I think we`ve had a bloody long time to get used to the idea and should just get over it.
If that attitude was applied as a general principle there would never be any progress.
Just because something has happened for a long time does not make it right.
We’ve had football for many years on Good Friday can see no good reason why there’s no racing, the Open Days only account for about 10,000 people and have had there day, Newmarket don’t even bother with one now and Malton’s is half hearted. One good meeting would get 10,000 alone.
Well what sort of bumper gate would you expect for a GF race meeting?.
Full of non paying irritating little kids not being supervised I`d suggest.
There`s a distinct lack of quality over Easter anyway.
Why water it down further.
For the record Paul Nicholls has had nothing entered on Sat/Sun and I
believe just one on Monday. That says it all for me.They should stop racing on Sundays IMO – stable staff deserve a day off too.
I’m not joking BTW.
I suppose the thing to do, for those who don’t want to have one day off in 365, is to let ’em run their own races.
The main thing about proper racing in Ireland, UK, and USA is that most of the jockeys are Catholics.
That’s why, traditionally, there has not been racing on Good Friday.There seems to be enough good armchair jockeys on this forum alone for to stage at least one meeting for those who can’t wait.
Good luck to them, if they’re prepared to do all the work themselves!Personally, I can’t see much sense in it, but then, that doesn’t stop millions of people paying to watch primadonnas kicking a balloon about at the soccer, so I expect I’ll be out-voted on this one.
They should stop racing on Sundays IMO – stable staff deserve a day off too.
I’m not joking BTW.
I think there is a lot to be said for having a "blank day" each week, although I would suggest either Monday or Tuesday as a more practical choice as they are traditionally quieter days in terms of attendance.
Lest anyone accuse me of putting contradictory views, after arguing for Good Friday racing, my reason for being hacked off about there being no racing on Good Friday is not based on the desire to have racing every day.
My objections are twofold, in the reason for not racing is based of a spurious fable and to have a “blank dayâ€
The trouble is, Paul, that the very reason for the public holiday is the
"spurious fables".Holiday = Holy Day, historically.
Though frequently just an excuse for a bit of a doss and a good session of debauchery, this is the historical reason how we come to be where we are today.
What should happen and what does happen are not always the same thing, as we all know. I can remember being pissed right up behind closed doors in Teheran during ramadan one time. Not really the "done thing", but as nobody expected it, nothing was done about it.
I can also remember when Lent was to be strictly observed in places like Ireland. What did the boys, who didn’t want to play along, do?
Why, headed over to Cheltenham, of course! And another tradition was born.There’s usually a way round most things, I guess.
Personally, being both retired AND self-employed, I don’t have holidays at all, with the exception of each day, every day, which is just one big holiday for me.
No wonder I don’t even know what day it is!The trouble is, Paul, that the very reason for the public holiday is the "spurious fables".
Holiday = Holy Day, historically.
This thread possibly does not belong here so I have started one in the Lounge to carry on the debate.
The main thing about proper racing in Ireland, UK, and USA is that most of the jockeys are Catholics.
I’m not sure if the proportion is anywhere near as large in point-to-point racing – I can’t think of a single Irish-origin rider engaged at either the Ston Easton or Hackwood Park meetings I attended over the weekend.
Then again, there is still enough sanctity accorded to Easter Sunday among the fraternity for that day to be kept clear of meetings, which probably kills at birth my idea of spreading the congested Easter pointing programme (27 meetings this year) over all four days of the holiday, including Good Friday. Hey ho.
gc
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I really like that, Paul. 
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