Nice to put a face to a name of a young driver with the same K Newman as the legendary Harold park driver Kevin….. Not a good look being heavy handed on the horses mouth yanking on the reins…. And what about the flat tyre…. But the swearing is unneeded as is watched by people of all ages…..
Thursday 12 December - Auckland Thoroughbred Racing at Ellerslie Race 3 STELLA ARTOIS MAIDEN 1200 SANTARELLI (W Pinn) - Co-trainer S Bergerson subsequently reported that the mare had been showing some signs of soreness when being loaded onto the horse transporter to return to their stable. SANTARELLI was then examined by the stable Veterinarian the following morning and confirmed to be lame in the right foreleg which was to be x-rayed and results advised to Stewards.
W Pinn (SANTARELLI) - Following advice that the mare had pulled up sore following the race, after further consideration of the matter Stewards sought and were granted permission to withdraw the charge by the Adjudicator. Under the circumstances, W Pinn was advised that although Stewards were not proceeding with a charge on this occasion, he would be expected to ride his mounts out fully to the end of the race when circumstances permit.
I no longer have any involvement, but I have friends for whom greyhound racing is their livelihood and I despair for them, especially based on the manner and process around the announcement.
Perhaps they should follow the lead of Belgium which managed to operate for 652 days from 2018 until late 2020 without a government, even during covid. Would anyone notice if they didn't replace Sharrock?
Perhaps they could take his salary and use it to fund a slot race at Kumara. Restricted to horses trained on the Coast.
Yet subsequently the jumps review panel said:
"Even those who
supported the continuation of jumps identified a concern
about use of the whip during the races, especially at the end
of the races after the last jump"
You might be right that they are deaf but the alternative possibility of dumb surely has to be considered.
They listen maybe but don't think there is a problem. The last correspondence I had from NZTR on this was:
“We are comfortable with the current Whip Rules and where they sit on an international scale” , and also that ”We have not seen a considerable negative impact from the current Rules”
Gee how about Aaron White his top tip in the G1 tonight paying $51 fixed and got up.
I generally ignore tips from trackside employees but caught my attention as I had just flicked the tv on to watch the feature trot.
Kudos.
I bellieve it is sunshine. So therein lies our problem. What a waste of space is Entain, particularly when their profits are destined for overseas.
Or has nobody noticed that.
Yeah, it’s been put off for years, the victim has been driven out from the industry by a long queue of enablers and excuse makers, these guys and their cohorts damn near get worshipped, dirty bunch of mongrels
Peter, It [the green fields dream] wont ever happen, not in my lifetime anyway.
If thoroughbred racing doesn't immediately lift it"s game, racing is finished.
Don't blame the lefties and greens again, the decision this week was a right wing coalition one, made up of National, ACT and NZ First.
Gee whiz, times are scary.
P.S. If I had my way I would ban the whip tomorrow, but I have been saying that for 10 years and no one listens.
2nd P.S. Great post MAXIMUS
3rd P.S. Peter R S, you must be gutted, having partaken at one stage in the Greyhounds.
1. Te Rapa R1. 3-8
2. Te Rapa R2 1-5BB
3. Te Rapa R3 6-7
4. Te Rapa R4 1-2
5. Te Rapa R5 4-6
6. Te Rapa R6 5-12 BB
7. Invercargill R2 3-8
8. Invercargill R5 1-6
9. Randwick R1 2-9
10. Randwick R2 1-5
11. Caulfield R2 3-7
12. Caulfield R3 8-10
This is the fun one for me...good luck all thanks SNM...one more hurrah before Xmas break...thanks for everything.
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