Recent content by eahotson

Willie Mullins was the trainer of Golden Dancer.Google his response to what happened.IMHO it was harsh and unpleasant but accurately sums up racings attitude towards the horses it races. As much of the decision making as possible should be removed from the jockeys and by extension the people...

And this achieves what?

Why are you so keen to avoid holding the the rich and powerful from theirs?They create these things and avoid any penalties but hey they are so rich aren't they?

Low hanging fruit.

But you are not blaming them are you?Or looking for solutions.

Has racing got so much better??Charlotte wasn't whipping a horse with a broken back but she went viral.What happened here?Pictures of Zara and family ha ing a nice day out.

He didn't know that but hey kick the jockey not the owner or trainer who would have taken his living from him .So much easier isn't it?

Perhaps in circumstances like this,if a horse falls there should be automatic disqualification. It removes the responsibility from the jockey.

In a perfect world run by fairies the jockey could have pulled up and even if he had been wrong he would have had the support of the trainer,owner and the punters who had bet on him.Can you see that happening ..?I can't. The jockey would have lost his job,been unable to pay his bills and he...

Or maybe,just maybe they could rely on the backing of the wealthy owners or is that too much to ask?

FWIW I don't think giving the jockeys or the race steewards a good kicking.These are the little people and the jockey in question had about 10 seconds to make a decision which,if it had been wrong,could have ended his career.It is the system that is wrong to me.Racing the horses to the very...

That freestyle Wow and on a home bred horse.

Do not forget the support of our dear Royal Family.

No pictures or videos on YouTube or Facebook.Wonder why?Having said that don't want a pile on on the jockey but a serious look at racing.

Agree