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  • the 30,000 horses in training in Australia what would they do if they were not racing?  genuine question @Anna_Kissed
    in fairness instead of a usual nonsense post this is loosely linked to horse racing although not the sport itself but some silly concert. 
  • edited September 2019
    the 30,000 horses in training in Australia what would they do if they were not racing?  genuine question @Anna_Kissed
    in fairness instead of a usual nonsense post this is loosely linked to horse racing although not the sport itself but some silly concert. 
    .....and it’s aroused the interest of a whopping 16 people apparently.
  • What? This Taylor Swift?


  • Or the Taylor Swift who cancelled because of Asian Tour promotions............. 
  • My source is telling me that TOP OF THE GAME is injured and out for the season so will miss the Gold Cup.

    Expected to be announced in the next 24/48 hours
  • Thought that had posted a few hours ago haha only just noticed it hadnt, anyway At The Races appear to have confirmed it now
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  • The ante post of any race at Cheltenham for topofthegame at 12/1 looked a good bet until yesterday............
  • edited October 2019

    Former sports minister Tracey Crouch has told racing it needs to "embrace the welfare agenda" or face the prospect of having change forced upon it by policy makers.

    "Today norms are being challenged and societal expectations are evolving faster than ever before. Horseracing’s leaders must be alive to that revolution, and how it impacts the attitudes of policymakers."

    "My mailbag as a politician is often the best barometer of attitudes. Increasingly, animal rights organisations and their supporters are filling that mailbag with concerns about horse welfare, including racing and especially around major events."

    https://www.racingpost.com/news/seize-moment-on-welfare-or-face-enforced-change-warns-ex-minister-tracey-crouch/403218

  • Thanks for bringing this back to the top. 

    Enable unlucky in her her third attempt for the Arc. Gave it her all, what a brave horse.
  • Impressive run by Quadrilateral... Second wind out of nowhere. Thankfully had it
  • 2 things certain in life

    Death
    Stradivarius wins 


    What a horse Strad is
    Maybe the 2nd one isnt certain
  • Anyone taking an interest in Cheltenham this weekend?
  • edited November 2019
    20 minutes on and the stewards still haven’t decided....What do we think?

     Did he jump the last?

    edit: result stands
  • That’s not a jump imo. Jumps through the tall furns which is surely marks the outside of the fence, or do they class the white plastic as the outside of the fence?
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  • The fence isn’t clearly defined, it’s open to interpretation apparently but stewards decided while the taller edge is ‘fence’ the white wings are for guidance only and are not part of the fence.

    they decided the winner ‘jumped’ the fence while the horse that followed didn’t.
    result/winner stands
  • Re. Use of a modified whip. Following an incident at Chelmsford in September, jockey Danny Brock was fined £140 - and banned for seven days - for 'marking a horse' (i.e. causing weals) with a whip which had two elastic bands wound around its tip. Why would a jockey feel the need to do such a thing?

    Reports indicate that an investigation might be active regarding unusual betting patterns. "The BHA cannot comment on ongoing investigations or speculation surrounding possible investigations."

    Resurrected was initially rated at 100-1. Odds later came down to 25-1. The horse started at 10-1. She won by half a length.   Hmmm....

  • Re. Use of a modified whip. Following an incident at Chelmsford in September, jockey Danny Brock was fined £140 - and banned for seven days - for 'marking a horse' (i.e. causing weals) with a whip which had two elastic bands wound around its tip. Why would a jockey feel the need to do such a thing?

    Reports indicate that an investigation might be active regarding unusual betting patterns. "The BHA cannot comment on ongoing investigations or speculation surrounding possible investigations."

    Resurrected was initially rated at 100-1. Odds later came down to 25-1. The horse started at 10-1. She won by half a length.   Hmmm....

    Should of tipped us before the race.
  • Should have

    Again: 
    Re. Use of a modified whip. Why would a jockey feel the need to do such a thing?


  • https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/11/bha-panel-papers-over-cracks-in-danny-brock-whip-case-horse-racing-tips

    Brock, who said last week he feared for his career owing to the furore over the incident, has already served his seven-day ban but whether Monday’s publication finally draws a line underneath it remains to be seen.

    The betting patterns surrounding the race, in which Resurrected improved to win having finished unplaced in three previous starts this year, were not considered by the panel but may yet prove to be the subject of a BHA investigation.

    The BHA has also said it will consider the current penalties both for marking a horse (with a regulation whip) and for the use of a modified whip, on the grounds that these do not “seem sufficient”.

  • with the nh season in full swing, looking to tick off the tingle creek at sandown, was just going to pay on the day any advice on weather this is a wise idea or not? 
  • They're doing early bird grandstand entry for £18 on the Friday it will be dearer on the day, probably £24 or so. If you're over 60 you can £5 discount on the day.

    Grandstand for the Saturday is £31.50 so be about £37/38 on the day.

  • Gonna chuck in an antepost thought for Cheltenham:

    Supreme Novices' Hurdle - SHISHKIN @ 33/1 (Bet365, thank you Bob!). Have heard from some very well-connected and reliable friends that he looks to be a monster for Nicky Henderson this year and is on fire in the yard. He did this a few days after the Festival this year: 



    Had a small interest each way at that price.
  • edited November 2019
    Most unlikely to lift the prize but Joe Farrell and Regal Encore look value to me at 33s each way for the Hennessy today (f&ck off Ladbrokes).
  • Good shout with Regal Encore Peanuts always gives 100% and there or thereabouts.I know they are going to run in all the big handicap chases this season with the main target being the Beachers Chase at Aintree in December
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