more bad rep for racing

Yes it dosnt look good according to the Racing Post he had asked his vet if he could still race this horse after the operation and the vet had said it was ok.

About the steroids he said it was only a tiny bit:eek:..
 
Pastie I dont know if you are blaming Mr Wylie for this as well, he did foot the vet bills(excuse the pun) for his horses but I dont know if he was aware of the implications of de-nerving a horse

It was quite by chance it was discovered as the horse was put down on the racecourse(I believe) and there was a post-mortem.

Im sure if Mr Johnson loses his licence there will be a scrabble by other trainers to secure Mr Wylies patronage.

Mr Johnson goes through jockeys like nobodies business but to think he had such little regard for their safety is unbelievable.
 
I would be interested to know if the BHA are calling Mr Wylie to give evidence and whether they back one another up but I hope its not the vet that pays the price as in a recent high profile case.

I like the fact the BHA turn up unanounced to do their tests at the trainers yard and a lot of other horse disciplines official bodies could learn a lot from them.

Despite a lot of bad press and they are far from perfect the racing industry tries to be as transparent as possible.
 
Dobiegirl said:
Yes it dosnt look good according to the Racing Post he had asked his vet if he could still race this horse after the operation and the vet had said it was ok.

/QUOTE]
Yes, a bit like Nicky Henderson saying he did not know his horses were not allowed to run on drugs!, not that he knew anything about it, allegedly.
The Jockey Club are quite clear, spirit and law, no drugs, no drugs, no drugs.
And trainers are perfectly well aware that a de-nerved horse is not allowed to race, think of all the storms of protest after some high profile american horses broke legs while racing, due to their training systems, breeding systems, and the general racing culture over there.
It is amazing how seemingly normal people think they can "get away" with things, bad news if his owners stay with him, bad news if they leave, it must be the end of his career, why would he do that?
The vet said, [allegedly] "he can race", maybe he CAN, but it is not legal.
Click to expand...
 
Dobiegirl said:
I would be interested to know if the BHA are calling Mr Wylie to give evidence and whether they back one another up but I hope its not the vet that pays the price as in a recent high profile case.
I like the fact the BHA turn up unanounced to do their tests at the trainers yard and a lot of other horse disciplines official bodies could learn a lot from them.
Despite a lot of bad press and they are far from perfect the racing industry tries to be as transparent as possible.
Click to expand...
In the "last case" the vet came in to jab a horse on the morning of the race, so he colluded, he deserves to be struck off.
In this case the vet did an op on a horse, he is not directly responsible for what happens to the horse, after that , though if he thought it was still in training at his clients yard, then he should be quite upfront and say , "that is contrary to the Rules", he may risk a losing a client, so what, there won't be many horses to treat this winter.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top