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Were any of you there today with first hand knowledge? I thought initially this had happened as the horses entered the parade ring but I don’t think that’s true – as I read somewhere that the jockeys were approaching to be legged up – so had they all been walking round for sometime before the incident happened – and therefore had gone over the actual ground without a problem?
Reports filtering through of lads and lasses feeling electric sensations prior to the incident. Maybe the point only became ‘ live ‘ at that point. Until the horses were in the parade ring, would anyone notice ?
Jonjo says that Kid Cassidey was first out and acted very strangely. Then Fenix Two past the same point and we all saw what he didRe McCoy & Thornton seemingly making light of the situation: sadly horses dying for whatever reason is part of racing every day and yet racing goes on regardless. They have a job to do and have to carry on.
Are you serious ? I think AP’s the greatest jockey in the sport but he was embarrassing today.
" Racing must go on " Such a cliche and often used in the wrong context
Today showed how pathetically, how embarrasingly bad this sport is run. When asked live on air if the course had been in touch with the electrical authorities, an official replied " I don’t know "
Racing should have been abandoned prior to the first race being run. There are no two ways about that.
" Racing For Change ". Well that’s what horses are racing for, these days. Change. Twopence. That needs to be rectified.
However, the way to do this is not to make decisions like those made today. Bad press, bad publicity which will affect people visiting the racecourses and being interested in the sport.Sad, sad day.
Yes true but when Barry Geraghty asked Nicky did he want him to go to Warwick his reaction was he could if he wanted but that he himself didn’t really care for any racing today after what happened. I think that was an honourable attitude, life goes on but at least he was showing respect for the remainder of the day, whereas the sports personality was laughing on his way to his next mount despite the freak events which just took place.
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I was very disappointed with the attitude of McCoy. He was dashing off to Warwick and made a joke as he passed the camera.
I’m sure JP and the owners of Marching Song weren’t as amused.
Absolutely ludicrous to compare today with Hillsborough.
If you read what I said I wasn’t making any comparison at all, just highlighting a situation where human beings make seemingly strange decisions in tragic/stressful circumstances.
Two horses – both acting freakishly passing the same point of the paddock – collapse and die. Is this not an immediate cause for concern ? You then had lads and vets commenting on signs of electrocution – before the first race starts.
Right there. Abandon the meeting.
That they thought there was a serious problem was evident by the closure of the paddock area.
Reason to go ahead ? Money. Pressure from those with it.
I’m quite sure most people in racing will close in, defending those who made the decisions.
They’re wrong. Lydia Hislop was right with her tweets when she questioned the intelligence of the decisions as they were made
I might be completely wrong about money being the reason they went ahead with it’s, that purely an opinion which may be wrong,
I’m glad you recognise that.
I do, but I feel very strongly about how poorly officials have acted today especially after reading Paul Bartons(steward)statement :
"After those horses collapsed in the parade ring we took the decision that it was safe to continue with the rest of the meeting."
So they make a decision that it’s safe to continue despite not knowing what it was, and still not knowing what it was that caused the horse to die.
Remarkable, only in racing would officials decide en event is safe to continue despite not knowing what caused it.
Disgraceful to all concerned with that decision.
If that’s how he opts to make decisions then he definitely shouldn’t have the power to make them.
God only know how Newbury will get public liability insurance when they manage health and safety like this.
I think you’re bang on. The only reason racing continued is money. TV money, public money etc
There’s no way that racing should have gone ahead. Those in charge will have heard about the electrocution theory before the start of the first tace. Two vets were with the horses WHEN THEY DIED and they saw signs of electricution. From that moment on, racing should have been abandoned. Simply closing off the paddock was amateurish and potentially life threatening.
One contributing factor may have been the amount of meetings lost this year and courses, trainers and owners are so desperate to see racing go ahead.Scandalous whichever way you look at it
Most of the people running these courses looking like they have no place in the real world and spend too much time pouring one last drop from the bottle.
Much if this sport still in the dark ages
Unfortunately, i’m not surprised that racing has again shot itself in the foot. A ridiculous decision to continue with racing after the paddock incident.
No way to tell if the public were at risk so racing should have been abandoned, then rearranging of the major races.I love this sport but it’s run as badly as football. The difference being that football is rich with money.