The Nicholson Fox-Pitt rivalry

Marydoll said:
I hadnt realised Clayton and Lucinda Fredericks had split, thats such a shame i thought they seemed a well gelled team :( very sad
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Have they actually said they're spliting?

I read that they have changed their stud business from Team Fredericks to Lucinda Fredericks as he will be abroad coaching the USA, but that they were still together and she will continue to ride for Australia...
 
Aw I was just watching team fredricks as well!!!

I've read Fox Pitt's book and he sure doesn't keep it quite in there (OMG imagine if AN wrote a book!). Think a lot was said by how AN was revving the crowds up today.

Well done to Jock Paget as well, didn't expect Sam to have a fene down though MJ sure was a good sportsman about it! Points to him :)
 
I know it's people's lives and one should not trivialise them, but it did add a tantalising dimension to the competition. WFP was the exemplary gent throughout. AN was like a sinister bad guy. Jung was the perfect sportsman. And as for young Jock, stealing the show from all of them.... Fabulous. Jilly Cooper must be furious she didn't make this all up. And, apart from all of the behind the scenes antics, just love, love watching them ride. So talented.
 
Great result. Have to admit to being glad that Andrew only lost it on the others' marks and not by faults of his own.

BTW, it's been that long now that WFP and Alice have had several children; how long does he (WFP) want to hold this grudge for, it smacks of spoilt schoolboy to me?
 
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madmav said:
I know it's people's lives and one should not trivialise them, but it did add a tantalising dimension to the competition. WFP was the exemplary gent throughout. AN was like a sinister bad guy. Jung was the perfect sportsman. And as for young Jock, stealing the show from all of them.... Fabulous. Jilly Cooper must be furious she didn't make this all up. And, apart from all of the behind the scenes antics, just love, love watching them ride. So talented.
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A few minor tweaks and I might send it off as a screenplay for 2015's blockbuster :p
 
madmav said:
I know it's people's lives and one should not trivialise them, but it did add a tantalising dimension to the competition. WFP was the exemplary gent throughout. AN was like a sinister bad guy. Jung was the perfect sportsman. And as for young Jock, stealing the show from all of them.... Fabulous. Jilly Cooper must be furious she didn't make this all up. And, apart from all of the behind the scenes antics, just love, love watching them ride. So talented.
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Fiona Walker's Kiss and Tell wasn't far off the mark! ;)
 
teapot said:
And have this weird maple leaf on everything ;) :p
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kirstyhen said:
And have an unnerving love of violent sports... My kind of people! Lacrosse players... ;)
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The people across the road from us are Canadians. They have Canadian flag bunting (sadly not out at the moment) and a lacrosse net in the back garden.

I'd guess some of the Canadians do train in Florida, a lot of the top US riders seem to winter down there
 
Maesfen said:
Great result. Have to admit to being glad that Andrew only lost it on the others' marks and not by faults of his own.

BTW, it's been that long now that WFP and Alice have had several children; how long does he (WFP) want to hold this grudge for, it smacks of spoilt schoolboy to me?
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I didn't really think it came across like that though. Out of AN and WFP I thought it was AN that was the one who couldnt let it go, he seems to be more antagonistic about it, saying that they 'didnt get on at all' and revving the crowds up to make it more difficult for WFP. I actually thought WFP handled it in a very gentlemanly like manner. (especially considering he's the one who seems to have been wronged).
 
AN just has a sense of humour and WFP did precisely the same thing to him as he finished xc- he cantered right back around revving the crowd up when he could see Nereo was getting round up.

I think it's all pretty funny!!
 
Dusty85 said:
I didn't really think it came across like that though. Out of AN and WFP I thought it was AN that was the one who couldnt let it go, he seems to be more antagonistic about it, saying that they 'didnt get on at all' and revving the crowds up to make it more difficult for WFP. I actually thought WFP handled it in a very gentlemanly like manner. (especially considering he's the one who seems to have been wronged).
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I'm afraid you thought wrong! William won't let it go either. I wonder where Andrew got the idea of revving the crowd up! Perhaps he thought that's how gentlemen behave?!!
 
Honey08 said:
Have they actually said they're spliting?

I read that they have changed their stud business from Team Fredericks to Lucinda Fredericks as he will be abroad coaching the USA, but that they were still together and she will continue to ride for Australia...
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I have no idea tbh, i read it further back in the thread that they had, and thought it a bit sad
 
I'm sure I remember seeing the news about the Fredericks on the H&H home page? Very sad when any marriage breaks down - hence I can understand the lasting rivalry of WFP & AN. Not sure I could forgive and forget if that happened to me. :(
 
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