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Write to them and complain. themovement@boysgetpaid.com Feel welcome to post the reply on BOAY. OH shoot.....if it wasn't for the 'A' BOAY would be a 'BOY'.... That's OK Thomas we are not misogynist and we don't mind the odd bit of sexual boasting afterall we allow you to post here!

How the hell do you get to that conclusion? We all realise that you as an exemplar in the practice of sexism would be able to recognise this things but.....

The majority of horses DON'T race in blinkers nor wear all the pacifier crap. That's a double dog roll for you today! Again you prove my point. It is how we treat and train these horses prior to raceday that causes the issues which are then overcome by adding extra gear. How do you know there isn't any "pain"? You've said yourself that "blinkers invoke a fear or flight response"! I am making points - so well in fact that you are posting evidence to support them. Back to whip use. Do you support the banning of them from all parts of the racing supply chain? In the interests of animal welfare of course.

You miss the point and prove my point in one sentence! Boy you are on a dog roll today! So you are only interested in physical pain NOT mental anguish? The point is there is a whole raft of issues and practices that the "Woke" can focus on to "Cancel". Give an inch and it is a slippery slope. Didn't mention Jamie Richards - I referred to the unlicensed breakers and pre-trainers that are at the early part of the supply chain. Where is the focus on that relatively unregulated part of the industry? If you are an activist for animal welfare why are you only focussing on the stuff your adoring public can see? BTW Melody Belle would probably go just as well without Blinkers. She won her maiden without them. They were first put on for the KMillion. Often gear becomes a trainer superstition or for the horse a Pavlov Dog type reaction i.e. "oh blinkers are on - not a track gallop but a race!" However again that isn't the point. Blinkers are a tool to elicit a behavioural response to achieve a better outcome. If we used your animal breeding philosophy on horses then we'd ban blinkers and get a better breed that wants to race without them. However the breeding it out of them is a rubbish argument because the need for blinkers could just as easily be a learned behaviour to a flaw in the breaking in and pre-training process. I won't be dragged kicking and screaming anywhere especially by animal activists that want racing ENDED fullstop! No doubt we will have to reduce our horse numbers by 15% to reduce emissions! Again back to the point - will you be lobbying for the banning the use of whips by horse breakers, pre-trainers and during track work? Or are horses subjected to pain or feel pain only on race days? As I say "Be careful what you wish for"!

A bit rich coming from you! I presume the lack of female membership is why you haven't joined either group?

Rule Number(s): 638(3)(b)(ii)Following the running of Race 6, the Christchurch Casino Dunedin Cup Trial, an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr M Davidson, against Licensed Jockey (Class B), Mr C Campbell, alleging that, as the rider of DIORISSIMO in the race, he used his whip excessively prior to the 100m. Mr Campbell ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 638(1)(d)Following the running of Race 7, the D Reynolds Electrical Rating 65, an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr M Davidson, against Class B Rider, Mr K Chowdhoory, alleging careless riding in that he permitted his mount IMAKEEPA to shift inwards dictating ATAAHUA DREAMTIME inwards onto ARE ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 638(3)(b)(ii)Following the running of Race 6, the Christchurch Casino Dunedin Cup Trial, an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr M Davidson, against Licensed Jockey (Class A), Ms S Wynne, alleging that, as the rider of SULU SEA in the race, she used her whip excessively prior to the 100m. Ms Wynne was ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 902(1)Following the running of Race 8 (Stephanie Murray Mortgages Premier) the siren was sounded and an Information lodged with the Judicial Committee requesting a Ruling in relation to Rule 902 (1): whether BOSTON STRONG BOY was affected by the trespasser near the 100 metres. Rule 902 (1) reads: The Judicial ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 869(2)Following the running of Race 3 an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr P Williams alleging a breach of Rule 869(2) by Open Driver Mrs A Lethaby. The Information alleged; A Lethaby (BILLIE VISTA) used her whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the home straight. Mrs Lethaby signed ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

I think the term you misspelt is 'laissez faire' - aside from the spelling you have misused the term. I can't speak for Reefton however I believe his view was the same as mine. It happened, an error was made, the trainer made his views clearly made - end of story - move on. No doubt we will hear about it from you for the next four years. Not to mention you posting totally unrelated pictures of a horse with its throat cut! Are you a closet animal rights activist? You have no idea what I enjoy or don't enjoy watching. With regard to "Whip Rule Changes" my view is that it is token virtue signalling that won't change the animal activist's agenda which is to ban racing completely. Impractical whip rules that are hard to enforce only serves to provide a public focal point for misguided angst. Not to mention some of the dubious science used as justification. Banning the whip won't be the end of it. The focus will then shift to blinkers, mouth bits, ear hoods, shoeing and so on and so on. Where do you stop? I say don't start especially when you are policing things at the end of the system and only paying lip service or no attention at all during the early part of the process e.g. rules for those that break horses in, pre-trainers etc. All the recent additions of barrier blankets, hoods, ear plugs, blinkers and the rest are reflective of poor training. You are anti hitting a horse on its flank with a padded whip but are happy to see a horse literally blindfolded and deafened on its way to the barriers and to wear blinkers during the a race because it suits your betting blueprint. Who is the hypocrite here?

Isn't that in the RIU/JCA hands?

LOL - bloody hindsight! Just had a look at Matamata trackwork for the 19th January. 2yr old On The Bubbles worked with the 3yr old Need I Say More running their last 600m quicker than Amarelinha!

I just had a quick squiz at the Cambridge Jockey Club Trackwork reports on https://www.cambridgejockeyclub.co.nz/category/trackwork/ Seems you may well be right Freda. Very few mentions of trackwork on the AWT - the vast majority is on the Plough. The last report where any significant numbers worked on it was 8 December. I did notice this report from 19 December 2020 - On the all-weather track, KHUFU was outstanding, dashing 800m in 46.7, sprinting the last 600m in 33.4. He is set to debut at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.

FFS At least show some effort and post what the hell you are referring to! From the Stewards Report: A member of the public entered the race track during the running of this event just inside the final 100 metres, with a number of riders reacting to varying degrees. Following the race a request for a ruling was lodged by the Stipendiary Stewards with the Judicial Committee as to whether the chances of BOSTON STRONG BOY (J Parkes) had been affected with the Judicial Committee ruling that BOSTON STRONG BOY be declared a non-starter and all bets on that runner to be refunded. A male Caucasian was arrested by Wellington Police being charged with Criminal Nuisance, Section 145 Crimes Act 1961, in doing an act endangering public safety and is due to appear in the Lower Hutt District Court on Monday 1 February. BOSTON STRONG BOY (J Parkes) – Declared a non-starter following a ruling that its chances of finishing in a better placing by a member of the public entering the race track.

If you don't know why don't you go and ask them? Here are the details: https://www.ifhaonline.org/default.asp?section=ContactUS&area=1

Doesn't have to get up so early in the morning. Chooses what he drives when he wants and someone just hands him the reigns. Can have a beer during the week and not worry about being over the limit as a trainer. Doesn't have the RIU hiding in the bushes watching and tracking his every move looking for things that don't exist. Still making a very good living by doing less and someone is paying to use his assets. Hell sounds a damn sight better than before. Got all the best bits without any of the shit stuff! Oh and probably the most important thing doesn't have the burden of obligation and commitment on his shoulders.

Wellington Cup: Man runs onto Trentham Racecourse 30 Jan, 2021 04:55 PM2 minutes to read Play Video Horses narrowly miss man standing on track during race at Trentham. SOURCE: Sky2 NZ Herald A huge Wellington Cup crowd was left stunned as a member of the public ran onto the track into a field of charging horses at Trentham today. Remarkably nobody was injured in the incident that saw jockeys dodging the foolish track intruder at full speed 150m from the end of race eight. The intruder was arrested by police and taken from the track, with the disruption to the race seeing one of the horses declared a non-starter. Jockeys were left trying to avoid the male offender as he stood in the middle of the track as the field fanned directly in front of the main grandstand. ADVERTISEMENT Advertise with NZME. "He was lucky he didn't get run over," said champion jockey Danielle Johnson. "Most of us didn't see him until late." With thoroughbreds weighing around 500kg and travelling faster than 60km/h in the closing stages of the race, had any of them made direct contact with the intruder the results could have been fatal - and all on live television being beamed around Australasia. The incident comes three months after a golfer playing at the pitch and putt course inside Ellerslie racetrack accidentally wandered into the body of the field in the famous Great Northern Steeplechase. No one was injured in the incident.

??? What was the betting option for running FIFTH?!

Are you sure it wasn't the RIU in disguise?

To be fair to McGreevy he says they prefer a good scratch than a pat. I was always taught to be firm when touching a horse.

Some of you might wish to partake in Professor McGreevy's survey - The Horse Personality Quiz: https://www.e-barq.org/

This is the same Professor that says you shouldn't pat a horse because they don't like it and it increases their heart rate. Who also says we shouldn't trim manes and tails. He also advocates not isolating horses in stables. I'm sure he has an opinion on blindfolding them as well (blinkers) as he is on record as saying anything that restricts a horses ability to see 360 degrees stresses them.

FFS what would he know about training on AWT'S! A slow motion train smash!