Recent content by reynold

Thanks for the write up AE - very interesting

I think you and I will always disagree on racing I'm Dun. You are very anti whereas I sit somewhere in the middle. I don't bet - I am interested in the breeding side and also how the dominance of some bloodlines have been detrimental to TB soundness - going right back to Northern Dancer. I'm...

There are people working in racing who do care but sadly don't have the influence. These are the dedicated grooms/work riders that look after 'their' 3 or more horses every day and go racing with them. ITV always gives a condolence message to the groom of any horse that is lost and try to also...

IIRC saunas were standard fare on nearly all racecourse pre-covid. Covid period they were shut and since covid they have been removed from all (?) racecourses. Jockeys are seen running the courses in sweatsuits pre-racing to achieve the same effects. Racing weights have been increased for flat...

Watched that many times at the Met. Police horse show at Imber Court when I was young. Always impressive. We used to go every year until I moved away to uni. in the 1970s They also had a Sword, Lance and Revolver competition between the mounted branches at that show along with inter-services...

In answer to a post above about syndicates - not everyone who watches racing bets. I don't - not even 10p on one of 'my' horses. As regards the overuse of the whip and the suspensions imposed up thread - I think it is overdue for the whip rules between Irish racing and UK racing to be the same...

Thanks sashababe for the update on Mr. Vango - much appreciated. Hope he has a good recovery

Has anyone got an update on Mr. Vango? I have followed the Bradstock horses for years - first with Mark and now with Sarah. Mr. Vango has been a favourite but I feel that with his form this year that perhaps it was time to retire him - he no longer looked like he was enjoying racing. I just...

I would just like to put in a word for trainers of 'low value TBs' mentioned above. Not all trainers think the less of them. My OH and I have shares in a few 'low value' TBs in multi-owner syndicates (3000 in the syndicate so you 'own' about a tail hair). We've been now to 9 different stable...

Just added that Mr. Vango being assessed in the stables. Fingers xed for him

Robbie Dunne on the way to hospital, conscious and talking. Hope he's OK.

Top of the Bill being assessed on course. Was hoping Ginger Mccains grandson might have had a good spin round - sadly not

I also thought Mr. Vango didn't look good after his fall. Lots of URiders

All the jockeys should be aware that the Grand National meeting attracts a lot of press coverage from non-racing and non-horsey publications. If nothing else their correspondents will be there to cover the 'atmosphere' and the 'fashion', but they WILL be there and for all 3 days. It is a...

Bonny - it doesn't matter if the Mail story was accurate. All that will be seen by the non-racing/horsey readers is that a horse that had 'fallen' (it didn't) was 'whipped over the line to its death'. There is already a thread in the Tack Room saying much the same as this based on a Racing Post...