Forum Replies Created
- Posts
It would appear that unless the race is run shortly after the deluge, the water will have drained away within an hour. There was some strange timings at one of their other rain affected meetings if i remeber correctly?
Quote: from Sal on 7:19 pm on Sep. 20, 2006[br]Not going for the $250,000-$500,000 price bracket then Aidan. :biggrin:
I agree with you though, they are risking something.  Whether he retires now, or retires after winning at Ascot, his stud fee would be pretty much the same (I’d agree with €30,000ish).  If he runs badly on Saturday you can knock 10k off that straightaway. ÂÂÂ
I remember saying after the Guineas I wasn’t sure he would take much racing, and I think they have done well to persevere with him.
Might just be deperate to try and win the race.
A good day i suppose only a 0.025 point loss for the back ballydoyle blindy brigade.:biggrin:
Years ago met a bloke in the bookies RECKONED he was a jockeys betting associate :o . Took it with a pinch of salt at first, but decided to bet his selection,12/1 in the Sportinglife on the wall. The horse opened at 3/1 if i remember correctly and duly got stuffed, so the juries still out ;) .
Quote: from apracing on 8:15 am on Sep. 12, 2006[br]<br>Pretty typical of this forum (or any other I expect) when owners are regarded as cheats and expected to go along with ludicrous ideas like a three week ban on running.
I’ve only been associated with one non runner in recent years – Greenwood had to be taken out of a race at Leicester after the farrier bruised his foot. To get a vets certificate cost us £55 for the vet’s call out fee. Without a vets cert, the BHB would have fined us £125 for the non runner.
The horse was OK two days later – why should his owners be penalised any further?
But no, the assumption on here is that we’re all bent, although like Galejade I’ve never managed to work out what it is that so bothers people about non runners that are made public hours before the race.
Except of course those whose lifes work is trying to identify what will finish fourth in a 16 runner handicap.
AP<br> <br>
AP
Racing appears bent, it’s not the owners. If i was paying the bills i would want to keep a little info back. The problem is when the form is in the public domain and the effort is held back. Manipulating handicaps, Vets certs, slow starters, non starters and the sightseeing trips that are openly allowed are bad enough without the blatant (non allowed) stuff we have to endure as well as punters. Personally, 3 days would be fine IMO, next day? how dumb do they think people are!
Quote: from sberry on 2:01 pm on Sep. 14, 2006[br]…and length and type of grass…and wind speed indicators with flags every 100 yards…and atmospheric pressure…and humidity…and details of the horses, weight, food intake and output for the 7 days prior to each race…etc, etc, etc…
Accurate going would be a start!