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The glory and financial reward always outweighs the penalty.
This makes racing little more than a farce.
Too man racing official strut around as it they are God.
Too often, such officials not using common sense have wasted a day for many race goers.
Two brave efforts in seven days and it looked as it left its mark as the horse pulled up on its next two outing and then retired.
And there was no lack of other racecourses.
We need new racecourses like we neeed a hole in the head.
The RSPCA claims to have a close relationship with the racing authorities and I often wonder why they don’t do more to get justice in situation like this?
Mr McTaggart enters the winning enclosure once again as Handsomis has his head in front where it matters this afternoon at Carlisle.
Godd to see this small Border’s Stable a lift.
Scally wag comments;-
". We have a racing programme that is underpinned by dross, rubbish racing, rubbish horses, rubbish trainers – too many poor horses in training and greedy people prepared to train them. . "
That sums up the British racing scene 2009 – perfectly.
So is would be a catastrophic blow to Mr Johnston is the Sheik decided to move lock stock and barrel.
BBC has pulled right back on horse racing apart from a few big feature races.
CH4 took a long time to decide if it was going to continue with racing.
Racing is losing is appeal with the general public and next to desert will be the sponsors.
Bets on other sports are closing in on on bets on horse racing.
Punsihment for trainers and jockeys are pathetic.
Little more than a slap on the wrist.
Imperial Call says…
Then I believe you would get a lot more interest as you would have a 3yr old who had won group 1 races at 8f, 12f & 10f.And why not the leger distance to find a super horse that can cope with all distances?
We are breeding weaklings these days that are short of so much including stamina.
Compared to the past the horses at the top of the tree are wrapped in cotton wool, only to be unwrapped a few time to perform in public and if the win the derby they are packed off to stud as soon as possible before they break down.
