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Darren Weir to face Criminal Charges!
billy connolly replied to Chief Stipe's topic in Galloping Chat
Oh dear, another imbecile from the gallows .... one of God's own disciples, too weird to live and too rare to die. -
Darren Weir to face Criminal Charges!
billy connolly replied to Chief Stipe's topic in Galloping Chat
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 ? -
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.
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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???
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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.
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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 !
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A genuine and humble man. R.I.P
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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 !
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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.
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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.
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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 ???
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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.
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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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This debacle is similar to the Riccarton Park episode a couple of years back where "road cones" were left on the track for the field to hurdle in the first race! Is it too hard for a stipe to at least drive around the track and ensure all is in order before the meeting commences? Why pay a blind stipe (Wadley) to stand around at the start in a suit and do absolutely nothing of any consequence?
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The buck stops with Wadley (the blind stipe) .... is he on a fixed salary, if so how much please ???
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Totally correct, I know poor jockeys when I see them and this lot are abysmal. Virtually every race most of them lost their compass at some point and if I was paying the riding fees I would be asking for my money back.
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And what is the purpose of having stipendiary steward Wadley at the start? If he can't pick up errors like this he shouldn't be there. I always thought a stipendiary stewards role was to observe the races. Wadley spends the whole day at the start doing fark all, then when the field is fully loaded and dispatched he gets in a four wheel drive vehicle and follows them .... from a distance !
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Pleased to hear that Reefton is capable of extension. Judging by your posts on these forums you seem to be reasonably clued up and have the good of the industry at heart, maybe your energy would be better utilized at a higher level than club administration.
