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  1. billy connolly
    The game is made harder by slow bastards like this that get in the road of up-and-comers with ability. The head poster is correct, a 51 start maiden should NEVER be allowed near a racecourse. Know when to hold, know when to fold, know when to walk away, and know when to run !
  2. billy connolly
    Poetic justice.... Hall of Famer W.J. (Bill) Broughton was sacked from 1957 pre post Wellington Cup favourite Cardigan (owned by the reigning Governor General Sir Willoughby Norrie) in favour of top Australian hoop Neville Sellwood, but Broughton had the last laugh receiving a late call to ride Sombrero which got up to beat Cardigan in the last stride.
  3. billy connolly
    Lane ended up being a poor choice who would no doubt jump off if offered a better ride in future. When you sack a winning jockey (who knows and has helped make the horse) you deserve to get beat, although it probably wouldn't have gone much better with Harris aboard anyway. The great Vo Rogue was always ridden by a bush jockey who couldn't get a ride at a Metropolitan meeting. Full credit to the connections for sticking with that jockey. Troy Harris is one of our best riders who could've been better than his father if a lighter weight, but the imbeciles here who've bagged him wouldn't know that !
  4. billy connolly
    As you sow you reap, Williams.
  5. billy connolly
    Been in game close on fifty years. Unassuming and modest but a very good horseman, used to plate/shoe his team in younger days.
  6. billy connolly
    Connolly's an old has-been (like Robson) but he's famous!
  7. billy connolly
    Williams has never impressed me as a person, hope it gets beat.
  8. billy connolly
    Wouldn't mind riding a winner for that trainer !
  9. billy connolly
    Wasn't a great day for (white braces) Donnelly, I counted at least six ponies left in barrier after he pulled the trigger. Many jockeys lost their compass also.
  10. billy connolly
    The two saviors of South Island racing are M. Pitman and J. Parsons, once they're gone Mills and Co. will struggle to to hold a SIX race meeting ! Waikouaiti is a prick of a track but it has a prime date, good atmosphere, good weather and a good hill setting to view races. Much rather go to Wakouaiti than than Kumara.
  11. billy connolly
    Basically the buck stops with the RIU/Stewards. There should be adequate backup systems in place so that jockeys are immediately made aware there is an issue - ie: as well as a siren going off there should be TWO clerks of course stationed at TWO different points post start to signal the false start. There is absolutely no point in having clerks of course parading behind barrier stalls pre race.
  12. billy connolly
    Was it 2400 or 3400 metres ? If a horse does an extra half lap pre race WITHOUT the jock a half-baked vet scratches it, if a horse does an extra half lap pre race WITH the jock a half-baked vet lets it start !
  13. 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.
  14. 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 !
  15. 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.
  16. billy connolly
    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 !
  17. billy connolly
    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.
  18. billy connolly
    Oh dear, another imbecile from the gallows .... one of God's own disciples, too weird to live and too rare to die.
  19. 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 ?
  20. billy connolly
    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.
  21. 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?
  22. billy connolly
    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???
  23. 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???
  24. billy connolly
    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.
  25. 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 !
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