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Cheltenham Festival 2019
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How can she be a nice person? She forced that poor horse to keep jumping those nasty fences. Could you not tell that he was hating every minute.Rock Spectacle said:Will go with that, her enthusiasm is infectious, brilliant on The Opening Show - "celebrated with burger chips and a Coca-Cola at Gloucester services." Has genuinely been a Festival that has shown what nice people are involved in racing.
It would be far better if he was never bred in the first place.1 -
Be grateful for no more animal cruelty related posts on these threads please (both in raising the topic AND responding). We are getting caught up in a repeated circle every major race meet that means that no one is getting enjoyment from it nor an educated worthwhile debate.
@Anna_Kissed we’ll talk privately next week please after a bit of reflection time. Thanks.
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Would be absolutely lovely not to have anything to which to respond.AFKABartram said:Be grateful for no more animal cruelty related posts on these threads please (both in raising the topic AND responding). We are getting caught up in a repeated circle every major race meet that means that no one is getting enjoyment from it nor an educated worthwhile debate.
@Anna_Kissed we’ll talk privately next week please after a bit of reflection time. Thanks.1 -
Okay.
As you are well aware, I started a thread giving an alternative viewpoint, on which I posted factual data.
That thread was swiftly filled with abusive comments.
It was then 'sunk' so that no-one could read it.
Subsequently, I started another thread. Same result. Hide it so no-one can see it.
There are numerous pro-racing threads. No problem with that. But where is the opposition?.
I have been censored. And censorship is the way of the bully and the coward.
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Well said mate.0
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I'd welcome a separate thread that focuses on horse racing safety. Please let's not have it sunk this time. It'll be for the long term benefit of everyone.
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In other news, I ended the festival +24pts after a +31pt upswing on the final day.Largely thanks to Minella Indo going in at 65s to win and 12s to place. Had a half point on each market on Betfair and so pulled in +37pts all on it's own. Without it I would have finished -13pts over the four days.2
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Have another thread and people that disagree just have to learn to ignore it2
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That was a well said for AFKA BTW!3
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I was wondering!Rock Spectacle said:That was a well said for AFKA BTW!1 - Sponsored links:
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I've said it repeatedly, but people always sink it.ValleyGary said:Have another thread and people that disagree just have to learn to ignore it
We all know I bloody love my horse racing, but in the interests of fairness, AK being consistently sunk is rubbish. Leave the thread up and if you're an advocate, ignore it.
There are many legitimate questions about the welfare of racing's stars, and there should be a place to discuss this.4 -
You once said that people would be hacked off to hear about your treatment within CARD and CASTrust.Anna_Kissed said:Okay.
As you are well aware, I started a thread giving an alternative viewpoint, on which I posted factual data.
That thread was swiftly filled with abusive comments.
It was then 'sunk' so that no-one could read it.
Subsequently, I started another thread. Same result. Hide it so no-one can see it.
There are numerous pro-racing threads. No problem with that. But where is the opposition?.
I have been censored. And censorship is the way of the bully and the coward.
You are now complaining about your treatment here.
Is everybody an arsehole then? Or perhaps could it be time to look in the mirror to see how you can bring up certain topics without being so antagonistic and quite frankly, insufferable.7 -
What a cracking Cheltenham festival that was. Some great stories along the way. It truly is the sport of kings1
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a*hole is not a word I'd use.
There are some most unpleasant people about. And some of them are on here.
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Agreed Bertie, decided that Bryony and Andy Gemmell are stuff that dreams are made of.1
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Bore off, you have brought all the antagonism upon yourself, stop acting the poor down trodden victim.Anna_Kissed said:a*hole is not a word I'd use.
There are some most unpleasant people about. And some of them are on here.
I have little or no interest in horse racing by the way.2 -
You’ve been told to shut up and the mods will speak to you next week.Anna_Kissed said:a*hole is not a word I'd use.
There are some most unpleasant people about. And some of them are on here.2 -
Yes, Sir, I will, Sir. Please, Sir.
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Cheltenham is like life:
Highs and lows,
Tears of joy and sadness,
Winners and losers,
Life and death,
Sweet Dreams and Nightmares,
Triumph and disaster.
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What do course vets actually do?
I always had vets down as being dead clever animal Doctors like Dr Dolittle.
All they do at Cheltenham is horse falls down, horse doesn't get up, vet shoots it in the face.
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Yes that’s all they do at Cheltenham. Then once they’ve shot the horses they phone Anna to let her know.smudge7946 said:What do course vets actually do?
I always had vets down as being dead clever animal Doctors like Dr Dolittle.
All they do at Cheltenham is horse falls down, horse doesn't get up, vet shoots it in the face.5 -
Topofthegame my highlight of week Nicholls came out with “ he has shades of denman about him”0
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presenting percy out for rest of season, did not look fit going into race, a bad week for gordon elliot so many of his big hopes just did not fire, surely in danger of mullins being handed back some of the high profile gigginstown horses1
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let's hope the failures of O'Leary's horses isn't transferred across to his aircraft ! .. Rich Richie also had a bad Cheltenham .. perhaps both have run out of very ready spending cash and luck .. or perhaps like most things, prolonged success is very hard to sustainpalarsehater said:presenting percy out for rest of season, did not look fit going into race, a bad week for gordon elliot so many of his big hopes just did not fire, surely in danger of mullins being handed back some of the high profile gigginstown horses
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killer kish said:Oxford Blu certainly won’t going back to Cheltenham this year len as he has completely lost the plot........works well at home,shows nothing on the racecourse
After Sandown Friday not sure where Duhallow Gesture goes nowI noticed he was a N/R today.Any update on how he's been getting on?0 -
This one is a long story!!! After its last race in March at Market Rasen it was decided that Oxford would go to the sales ring even though Richard Johnson said it would win again but syndicate still voted for the sales ring. Because of Covid the sales didn't happen then Olly said he would buy him but again because of situation getting worse with Covid Olly decided against buying. Then via Olly Lady Brooke offered to take the horse as she wanted a lead/work horse at home. The syndicate voted for this as he had seemed to fall out of love with the game and was going to a nice home. And I thought that was that but then shocked to see it get an entry for today. Have been trying to contact Lady Brooke myself since but no luck! Personally I'd say keep an eye out for future entries because he is absolutely thrown in on old form by some 30lbs especially if the change of scenary and summer routine has sparked him back to life1
