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AngloGerman – is the Thumbs Up you referred to in another thread the grey gelding 2005 Intikhab/Exclusive Approval … and what is a "lake" race please? Very sad to hear of any horrendous accident.
I have just checked and I think it must be – he was trained by Donald McCain until last month – now in Germany. He was a favourite of mine and so desperately sorry to hear he’s been lost.There is a video news report on it at
http://www.noz.de/video/?bcpid=105081528001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAABpMkjVE~,Ts9VAkjIBSMEMmG7L-8a38ZiXWQewjhP&bclid=45528675001&bctid=1143675619001
it’s in German though.
WARNING it shows the fall and the aftermath.
Sorry, it really was "your" Thumbs Up.
A "lake race" a steeple chase where the horses have to cross a lake, normally once. If it’s deep they have to swim but most of the times there is no need to. Unfortunately the horse seemed to be to fast when entering the lake
That’s horrendous, poor Thumbs Up. My German is non-existent but google translate suggests the jockey’s been banned for a month as a result?
Looked a horrid fall pleased the jockey was banned, am I correct in assuming Thumbs Up broke his back?
My german is non existant and not pressing the right buttons for google translate….its a senior thing…!I could only watch the clip once and out of the corner of my eye and I know no German … I don’t know what poor Thumbs Up’s injury was but surely the water should have "cushioned" his fall – not like him hitting the ground at a pace … he seemed to go in very fast and at an angle … but like I said I could hardly watch – so upset as he was a particular favourite …
water is surprisingly unsoft, Ten Plus, especially hit at speed, and its also hard to move through – of course we don’t know what the bottom of the lake was like either. However I think the problem came when he was hit by the horse following.
Without wanting to be too blunt, my understanding from better German speakers than myself is that a post mortem is or has been done and there was uncertainty at the time as to whether he drowned or died from injuries sustained.
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