bonny
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Aiden O’Brien is just the best trainer, bar none, he said he would win and he did.
Don’t worry, he’s survivedNo water, no rug and no-one seeing to that Noseband, poor sod.
Cracking race.
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Haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere.
From 1st July icing legs, magnetic rugs, massage pads, etc will not be permitted in racecourse stables.
Sickening viewing last night. RTE investigates irish racehorses.
I’m not sure I want to see it, but might it be on RUK or anything?Sickening viewing last night. RTE investigates irish racehorses.
Shark Hanlon, Luke Comer and Philip Rothwell from what I found on twitterIt sounds horrific, on another forum it said some notable names came up is that true?
Shark Hanlon, Luke Comer and Philip Rothwell from what I found on twitterdisgusting.
Urgh I thought Shark was one of the good ones
I always wonder what happens to the "rejects" from a certain big flat yard, they only want the best and sacrifice some as pacemakers etc, so their results aren't going to be good enough for breeding so what then? They have so many there must be wastage
I like that Godolphin have a rehoming scheme
There should be visible tracking of where every horse goes after racing, certainly the first destination at least
I wouldn't advise anyone to watch it. I am old and seen a lot but wish I had not watched it.I’m not sure I want to see it, but might it be on RUK or anything?
I haven't seen it however I know those who have. Regardless of whether or not horses should or should not go to abattoir any animal who does should be treated calmly and with dignity - the slaughter house has a lot to answer for.
To be fair from what I understand there were quite a few coloured cobs as well, some was to do with fraudulent sale activity, removing chips and re-passporting etc etc to sell to Europe as an Irish sport horse rather than a TB which is hardly the fault of the breeder. I still believe racehorses have a better life than many equines, particularly the good doers. I hate seeing them in bare 20x40m paddocks with no shade, a bucket of water and mindless tediumIMO the problem is the over-breeding at the lower end of the ranks and treating success as a numbers game. There simply aren’t the homes for bin-end TBs to have a quality of life outside of racing. Add in injuries/ temperament issues and there needs to be a more practical solution.
To be fair from what I understand there were quite a few coloured cobs as well, some was to do with fraudulent sale activity, removing chips and re-passporting etc etc to sell to Europe as an Irish sport horse rather than a TB which is hardly the fault of the breeder. I still believe racehorses have a better life than many equines, particularly the good doers. I hate seeing them in bare 20x40m paddocks with no shade, a bucket of water and mindless tedium
There was an incident like that a few months ago where a horse didn't run for about 3 years, suddenly ran and broke down![]()
13-year-old ridden out by his veteran owner-trainer set to return from 1,034-day absence
Since Mon Storm made his last public appearance there have been four different UK prime ministers and three different Taoiseachs in Ireland, but the... Read Morewww.racingpost.com
Really don't agree with this- last raced 2021
Not much of a "family pet" if you're willing to risk him like that. Apparently doing it for the "love" of the horse...
There was an incident like that a few months ago where a horse didn't run for about 3 years, suddenly ran and broke down![]()
He looked like he just got tired, the ground was very soft which can’t have helped his chances.Mon Storm pulled up. Can’t see Irish stewards reports so not sure if anything about his run.
Mon Storm pulled up. Can’t see Irish stewards reports so not sure if anything about his run.