Aintree Grand National

hudsonw said:
Was the winner ok? i know the jockey jumped off quick and didn't go in to the winners enclosure...OH put the F1 qualifying on before i got to find out anything!!!
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Looked very tired and was reported as dehydrated. I think they said he was being treated and was expected to be okay. He also looked a bit off behind to me, but that could be my screen.
 
Yes the winner is OK, he was very hot and dehydrated so they took him to his stable to cool him down and get him water.

As for announcing the horses that died. Usually they announce it on the re-run straight after the race and say "sadly XXX did not recover from their fall and were PTS" but for some reason this year it was just a bit slower announcing the fatalities, they usually discuss jockey injuries as well but the programme ended very abruptly this year.
 
Well if I'm called delicate because I care about the death of horses then so be it. Rather that than being a cold, heartless biatch.

From what I've read on here I don't like racing people much either although it might just be the glory and money grabbing few.
 
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Black horse, I rode for a very nice P2P trainer a few years ago (so take THAT all who think I'm an ignorant sod!! I actually think racing is kinder than having me ride them ;) ;) ) and he said something to me which has never been far from my thoughts since when it comes to my riding.

I also know a couple of racing types through here who are fabulous people.

Which, to be true, is more than the one person who is attacking everyone with a heart in this thread, although not entirely representative of the population... LOL!
 
I'm not heartless, I'm practical. I've many horses (including jump racers) whom I adore, but I recognise that once someone or something is dead then any pain they had prior to that is also erased and they are at total peace. Good horses are willingly participants in races, the ones that aren't certainly wouldn't qualify for the Grand National. Any that don't enjoy it soon let us know and are retired to my farm as polo ponies, hacks, eventers or broodmares. Racing is NOT a cruel world as is wrongly perceived by so many, but it is a business the same way that a farm is and animals are bred and reared with a purpose in mind. Is that so awful..?
 
Don't let the beggars get you down. We were enjoying a nice chat before they came in here swinging their wrecking balls of elitist smugness. Lets return it to a nice chat :)

BICS brought down VVenturi - do you think it was because he couldnt see? :p
 
RIP gorgeous boys. I just googled to see them doing what they loved elsewhere and thought would share. Extremely sad. Thoughts to all attached to them. No matter what your thoughts are on it there will be some heartbroken people today who loved them

Gorgeous boys

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I didn't realise that feeling compassion for an animal that is killed makes someone delicate - I thought it was because most people on here are horse lovers? :confused:
 
Serenity087 said:
Black horse, I rode for a very nice P2P trainer a few years ago (so take THAT all who think I'm an ignorant sod!! I actually think racing is kinder than having me ride them ;) ;) ) and he said something to me which has never been far from my thoughts since when it comes to my riding.

I also know a couple of racing types through here who are fabulous people.

Which, to be true, is more than the one person who is attacking everyone with a heart in this thread, although not entirely representative of the population... LOL!
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Oh i know, maybe they should get off their soapboxes and achieve something, become jockeys in this race and ride a horse that breaks down, and then we will see how they act.

Either way, if i owned a racing yard i wouldnt hire such riders as i feel compassion is needed as well as a die hard attitude!
 
Black_Horse said:
TBH its all very commending the BBC for acknowledging the fatalities but i dont think they could really have hidden from is as thousands of people say the horrid sight of the green covers....
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I was quite surprised they didn't leave the screens up around the body, I know it wouldn't have changed anything but it wouldn't have made it quite so obvious to the jockeys/watching nation what had happened.

The sight of those green covers turned my stomach and did take the thrill away from the rest of the race :(

Not criticising anyone btw, just mulling over what went on.
 
I enjoy watching the national and it's lovely to watch the race horses who are fit, doing what they are bred and trained for.

Such a shame that two horses lost their lives and I hope they RIP :(

I certainly don't agree with people who slate the national and racing industry in general. The horses are well cared for and all those connected to them must be devastated at the loss.

As said by other posters, horses die in other disciplines and every day, but the national is so publicised that people criticise it.

It was nice to see that the deaths were acknowledged and condolences passed on.
 
Its only perceived as cruel by some when the people 'in the know' act like heartless fools, belittling those who show compassion.

If you want people to think that you adore your animals and care why not start by acting like a person who sees the horse as a powerful, beautiful creature who even in deaths deserves respect?
 
3Beasties said:
I was quite surprised they didn't leave the screens up around the body, I know it wouldn't have changed anything but it wouldn't have made it quite so obvious to the jockeys/watching nation what had happened.

The sight of those green covers turned my stomach and did take the thrill away from the rest of the race :(

Not criticising anyone btw, just mulling over what went on.
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I know the feeling :( im a horse lover, and i am also practical, but it doesnt make a death any less potent... :(
 
your all as bad as eachother!
did they say anymore about the jockey that had the very bad fall early on in the day??
 
Yeah when under fire bring out the same tripe again - JD you are very boring, try a new record - you might find yourself less tedious....maybe...

No-one here has a problem with me, stop trying desperately to get the heat off your cronies, it wont work :D
 
The first time I've seen them go around fences in the National, normally they're pulled out of the way but that was before they altered the course to allow this; understandably, they were still working on the one or a jockey at Becher's.

Otherwise a great race.
 
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