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  1. billy connolly
    It's an indictment on the C.J.C/Turf Club charging for a piss-poor cup of tea/coffee anyway. It wasn't that long ago that food and beverage was on the house to those putting on the show and the free spreads that some clubs put on were worth going to the races for alone. Nowadays my Thermos is always brimming with tea/coffee/soup/stew and my chilly bin likewise.
  2. billy connolly
    Yes, Cross sounds like a drunk in a midnight choir and when you've got the likes of O'Connor and co blowing his trumpet it doesn't bode well for racing's shop window. The ponies that ran in "the not so great race" today wouldn't have made a highweight field at Riccarton 40 years ago, disgraceful !
  3. billy connolly
    Biscuit short of a packet ! Would have been good to have seen Dettori salute, he won't get many more chances and he's certainly better theatre than the incessant C. Williams.
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    How many horses did Weir have on his books and how many of his clients were dissatisfied ? He will go down in history as one of Australasia's greatest ever trainers. His charges had to be at peak fitness (mentally and physically) to perform as well as they have. A vets hypodermic needle would be just as fearsome for a horse as the common bull prodder !
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    Correct, a self made man, he wasn't born with a silver spoon à la Hayes, Waterhouse etc. There are far worse cases of animal/horse abuse going on every day and in my opinion every horse trainer in the "concrete jungle" of Hong Kong/Singapore should be prosecuted for locking locking their charges in a confined horse box 24/7 ! Weir has been adequately dealt with via the rules of racing without police intervention, the police have opened a big can of worms here.
  6. billy connolly
    Oh dear, another imbecile from the gallows .... one of God's own disciples, too weird to live and too rare to die.
  7. billy connolly
    Tortured, abused, overworked and terrified racehorses wouldn't have performed as well as Weir's have. What does the alleged corruption of races entail ? Who was the PRICK who planted the photographic evidence and who was the PRICK who blew the gaff ?
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    Rubbish. People fall off horses every day, 90% of them get straight back on, this girl was one of the unfortunate 10% that didn't. If she had not suffered a debilitating injury nothing would have been heard or said.
  9. billy connolly
    The lesson here must be to delegate responsibility to someone else, ie: when a schoolgirl knocks on your door looking for a ride on a valuable racehorse, send your foreman or one of your staff out to leg her up, then when all hell breaks loose and OSH come knocking on your (Mckee's) door - you knew nothing ! Did this event occur at a racetrack or Mckee's own track?
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    Is that a fact? What about Hookers working the streets, do they need a licence to stand on street corners? I'm thinking of selling my body, haven't had any experience (paid that is) .. do I require a licence???
  11. billy connolly
    Accidents are are a fact of life, there's as much (probably more) chance of being injured in a car accident as there is on horseback. Who is liable for injuries incurred at a Gymkhana / Rodeo where any Tom, Dick or Harriot can rock up for a bronc? Riding a horse is not a lot different to riding a bike, does one need a certificate or licence to ride a bike???
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    Put yourself in Mckee's shoes, most would say he's been treated unfairly. Opportunity usually only knocks once in life, he's given someone an opportunity and he's been bitten big time. The late Ken Browne had plenty of experience, didn't stop him falling victim to a freak accident.
  13. billy connolly
    Preposterous. This person wants to become a jockey, how the fark are they supposed to learn to ride without practical experience ??? Regardless of her lack of experience all she had to do was stick with the ship and STEER horse around track until it got tired, it would have eventually called for the free air pump just as they do at the end of a race !
  14. billy connolly
    A genuine and humble man. R.I.P
  15. billy connolly
    More people at his sendoff today than at a Canterbury race meeting. When it came to the game of life, P. Costigan has played the whole course. RIP
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    Is that a fact? That's assault, did Parish blow the gaff on Thornton/Collett or did he just take it on the chin??? They say if you wait long enough you get your revenge, I hope one day Cameron gets his revenge.
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    I'd also suspect there's an ulterior motive behind this Thornton/Collett womans actions - ie: she knows her riding career is all but over so she's using this episode as a vehicle to further her employment prospects within the industry !
  18. billy connolly
    Any respect I had for this Thornton/Collett woman has gone. Not a good look to dob in your colleagues over something trivial like calling you a coont and I suspect Cameron is right, a has-been.
  19. billy connolly
    Horse is weighted out of South Island racing and was probably lucky to win two Telegraphs. According to M. Pitman it's an all expense paid trip, which it would need to be!
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    Deacon and Gray gave their apprentices opportunity, they had no idea about race riding.
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    You can NOT teach the art of riding from the ground. You must physically ride alongside a current successful licence holder with experience and model yourself on that person.
  22. billy connolly
    According to the article below there's NO evidence of use of these so-called jiggers. If I was Weir I would have contested the charges. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/weir-given-four-year-disqualification-by-rad-board-20190206-p50vy6.html
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    Typical sermon from a prick in a suit who prides himself in taking away the livelihood of a legend of the game. It's not only Weir who is rubbed out, he probably takes 500 or more owners, punters, friends etc. with him. The bull prodder (jigger) has been in use since time immemorial and if the authorities are going to destroy the career of one man, why not target all users of the common cattle prodder ???
  24. billy connolly
    Phenominal result to get that horse to peak two years running against quality opposition. Third horse's run was just as meritorious from outside barrier. M. Pitman has come a long way since Ben Ahee and southern racing would be the poorer without him and his wife.
  25. billy connolly
    Even if the starter (Donnelly) isn't the sharpest axe in the shed he has far more on his plate at the start than the useless dreamer stipe Wadley, yet the starter is relieved of $450 and Wadley walks free! An incredible and preposterous episode that will undoubtedly be swept under the carpet.
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