Special Agent Posted Tuesday at 11:30 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:30 PM 1 hour ago, Murray Fish said: Imagine if the filly runs a big race, IMAGINE a WIN!!! The "aftermath" would be interesting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Wednesday at 12:30 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:30 AM 13 hours ago, curious said: Must have gone in the gates ok. Out of season now. One of the quietest trials I've ever seen after that! Nominated for Saturday I see. Hope they have her on regumate. Have they ever swabbed a horse after a trial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted Wednesday at 01:52 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:52 AM 1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said: Have they ever swabbed a horse after a trial? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Wednesday at 02:14 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:14 AM 21 minutes ago, Freda said: Yes. So you would be running a risk if you sedated a horse just to pass the barrier trial certificate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Wednesday at 02:15 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:15 AM Actually you could probably gallop your horse in the morning then whip it down to the trial when it was tired and pass the test! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzenza365 Posted Wednesday at 07:10 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:10 AM Chief do not post so much rubbish,it does not support your debate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Wednesday at 07:53 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:53 AM 42 minutes ago, muzenza365 said: Chief do not post so much rubbish,it does not support your debate Well if a barrier trial for barrier certificate isn't done as close to race type conditions and rules then what does it prove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted Wednesday at 03:30 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:30 PM 13 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: So you would be running a risk if you sedated a horse just to pass the barrier trial certificate? Yes. How do you think Brett McDonald got caught when Chris Dell was seriously hurt when the trial runner he was on broke front legs and fell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted Wednesday at 04:49 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:49 PM 14 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Actually you could probably gallop your horse in the morning then whip it down to the trial when it was tired and pass the test! You must think horses are delicate flowers if you think a morning gallop will make one iota of difference. Roman Consul galloped a mile before winning a big handicap at Ellerslie. And I'm pretty sure Eric Ropiha schooled Fans before the Melbourne Cup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted Wednesday at 04:50 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:50 PM 1 hour ago, Freda said: Yes. How do you think Brett McDonald got caught when Chris Dell was seriously hurt when the trial runner he was on broke front legs and fell? I must add they weren't sedated...but they were certainly swabbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted Wednesday at 06:41 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:41 PM 1 hour ago, Freda said: You must think horses are delicate flowers if you think a morning gallop will make one iota of difference. Roman Consul galloped a mile before winning a big handicap at Ellerslie. And I'm pretty sure Eric Ropiha schooled Fans before the Melbourne Cup. Yes. Agree. I've certainly seen horses gallop on race morning and done it myself on occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Wednesday at 07:36 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:36 PM 2 hours ago, Freda said: You must think horses are delicate flowers if you think a morning gallop will make one iota of difference. I don't think they are delicate flowers at all but a good gallop can quieten a horse down. Otherwise why don't you give them a good gallop every morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted Wednesday at 09:03 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:03 PM 1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said: I don't think they are delicate flowers at all but a good gallop can quieten a horse down. That's one reason why you might gallop them on a race morning isn't it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Centaur Posted Thursday at 01:03 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:03 AM 6 hours ago, curious said: Yes. Agree. I've certainly seen horses gallop on race morning and done it myself on occasion. Same here. I remember there was a top trainer may have been Bill Sanders that had it as standard practice. When I was going to the track the old timers (i.e. operated in the thirties) were big on long walks e.g 2 hours on the day just before the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Thursday at 02:37 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:37 AM 5 hours ago, curious said: That's one reason why you might gallop them on a race morning isn't it? Yeah I know that's the case especially stayers. I was just making the point that if you wanted to scam the Stipes for the barrier cert then there were a number options. Ultimately thought that could bite you in the arse. I assume Ears Back will be having a good gallop Saturday morning and a dose of Regumate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Every horse is different. What works with one could have an adverse effect on another. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago Apparently she went in at the trials with 4 secs to spare. Interesting to see what happens today! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, curious said: Apparently she went in at the trials with 4 secs to spare. Interesting to see what happens today! Not that it should make any difference but given what the owner has said on social media I wouldn't be surprised if the electronic egg timer is set to 90.0000001 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago Hopefully her tail is still not hanging out then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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