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At Meydan, as some gazillionaire wins the Dubai World Cup for a drug cheat trainer, with Mr. Look-at-Me in the plate, in a country with a ‘questionable’ human rights record. That should keep the wolves from their respective doors for a while!
I was chuffed to bits the ‘flat is back’, and this rags-to-riches tale has just rammed the point home. Must go finish peeling my onions. What a time to be alive.
Well at least it’s not Formula One…
“But eventually they were convinced to go ahead and race after being given further information by bosses. Part of this information involved the possible consequences of not racing, such as how easily teams and drivers would be able to leave the country if the race did not happen”.
Glad I missed it. No doubt there was a sycophantic interview afterwards with no mention of Baffert’s less than distinguished disciplinary record.
It was the England cricket teams fault I watched some of Meydan through sheer anger at their incompetence.
The winning Yank / Saudi owner revoltingly referred to Baffert as the “G.O.A.T”, whilst helpfully informing the plebs / peons (thats us BTW) how Baffert had been wronged! How on earth could someone have the temerity to object to him pumping his string with dangerous and illegal chemicals! Outrageous! He had stuck with poor Bobby and this is his reward – another Gazillion quid in blood money!
Meanwhile a gurning Dettori triumphantly told us how good “Bobby” was with horses, how many decades he had been pals with “Bobby”, and how he had “nagged for weeks” for the ride. Even going as far as to interrupt the obnoxious owners game of…..Polo! Of course!
The win (Dettoris fourth in this rather repulsive race) was “a dream come true”, naturally, the affable face-of-racing helpfully explained.
‘Silvermane’ Baffert was sensible enough to keep his trap shut and just trouser his share of the £5.5m, unless I just switched over too soon.
It was thouroughly disgusting stuff all around to be fair.
Meanwhile…
Ah The Flat: how nice it’ll be to see the Maktoums gracing our racecourses once again
Will enough ever be enough
Baffert, the GOAT??…. hmm…..pass the sick bucket….What does that make Dr M V O’Brien? Who did everything under both codes?
Twas certainly the name that sprang to my mind Andy. The term ‘GOAT’ annoys me anyway, but hearing it to describe Silvermane Baffert was particularly nauseating.
At least Irish Admiral was placed for me in the Lincoln, TTC. I had £10,000 each way with Star Sports.
Well, I’m glad that Mr. Ado McGuiness won the 6f Sprint with a horse that earned him more money today than he managed to win in an entire Irish Flat season.
I’ve heard that Irish prize money is supposed to be pretty decent. Can’t see how with 25-runner fields and prize money from 1st through 4th or maybe 5th. Over 20 participants drive home empty-handed….
I did it on the nose at 38.0 on BF. Thats how thick I can be!
Star Sports wouldn’t accept my half-mill e/w. I think I’m still linked with the Curley-esque ‘Strike Up The Band / Lusardi’ Coup.
The Racing Post, following waxing lyrical about ‘Magnificent Meydan’, and its allegedly “Thrilling World Cup Meeting” (here was me thinking it was actually both utterly nauseating and completely shite), asks the following pertinent question – would the A-Teams Hannibal Baffert be welcome by the BHA to have runners at Royal Ascot?
Given the bizarre love in with ‘Wesley Ward and his Amazing Hulking Juveniles’ (next Marvel film title?), I think I can guess the answer unfortunately.
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