race 3 ellerslie

[the galah]

is it just me,or do others think w pinn was trying to deck the horse inside it on purpose,simply because it pushed him a bit wider.

and besides,i once heard j mcdonald say,when explaining a turnaround in a horses formthat getting into a bumping duel can take a lot out of your horse and that when you see horses do that,you can excuse them for not performing quite as well as you may expect.

if j mcdoanld thinks that,what was w pinn doing.

pinn obviously rode ina  manner that negatively impacted his own chances as well as it looking dangerous..

Edited Saturday at 12:55 AM by the galah

[Murray Fish]

I happen to watch the race,  actually yelled out to Mrs,  you will have to watch the reply of this race!  Big Argy Bargy!! Having looked at it again, 1st time it looked like they were both fighting for a line/space, 2nd time, I though perhaps #3 had it! and  Outside came over the inside horse.  It will be interesting to see how the stipes see it!

[the galah]

1 hour ago, Murray Fish said:

I happen to watch the race,  actually yelled out to Mrs,  you will have to watch the reply of this race!  Big Argy Bargy!! Having looked at it again, 1st time it looked like they were both fighting for a line/space, 2nd time, I though perhaps #3 had it! and  Outside came over the inside horse.  It will be interesting to see how the stipes see it!

after watching it a few times,i guessed maybe pinn has a very short fuse..

i have no idea,he may be a very happy chappy,just it appeared not so in that race.

If you owned or trained the horse he rode,would you appreciate it being ridden like a demolition derby car?

Edited Saturday at 03:06 AM by the galah

[curious]

Hard to tell without the head on but I think Pinn was just holding his line, and not allowing himself to be poshed out

[Newmarket]

7 minutes ago, curious said:

Hard to tell without the head on but I think Pinn was just holding his line, and not allowing himself to be poshed out

Thought same…. too many jockeys get bullied out of positions 

[Murray Fish]

1 hour ago, curious said:

Hard to tell without the head on but I think Pinn was just holding his line, and not allowing himself to be poshed out

the more I watch it! it appeared as if Pinn's horse arched in! as they entered the straight, I thought the inside horse had the run down that path!   when does the stipes report come out?

 

[the galah]

3 hours ago, curious said:

Hard to tell without the head on but I think Pinn was just holding his line, and not allowing himself to be poshed out

Gee,if thats holding your line then how dangerous is it to be a jockey.  

everyone sees things different i suppose.

The last time i commented on a jockey riding in a manner that i thought was dangerous was  a couple of minutes after i watched a race at cambridge a couple of years ago which turned out to involve a fatality.

.Only difference was today the jockey had more intent  to put his rival onto heels whereas the cambridge one was a terrible misjudgment.

i thought it just good luck pinns riding didn't cause any injuries to the horse it was knocking around or the others that would have gone over the top had it fallen.

Today there was slight outward movement by the horse racing a length in front and just to their inside,but  i still can't see why any jockey would have so little regard for a fellow jockeys safety,even if they weren't happy about being pushed out. That horse that pinn knocked around was very lucky not to clip heels and fall.

Edited Saturday at 07:53 AM by the galah

[curious]

J Fawcett (SCOLERA) - Admitted a charge of careless riding in that she permitted her mount to shift outwards
when not sufficiently clear of LIECHTENSTEIN which was contacted and forced wider, inconveniencing HIGH
EMOTION near the 450 metres. After considering submissions the Adjudicative Committee imposed a
suspension of J Fawcett’s licence to ride in races from the conclusion of racing on Sunday 15 February up to and
including racing on Friday 27 February, 6 national riding days.

W Pinn (LIECHTENSTEIN) - Defended a charge of careless riding in that he directed his mount inwards entering
the final straight making contact with SCOLERA on a number of occasions until near the 250 metres. After
considering submissions the Adjudicative Committee found the charge proven and imposed a suspension of W
Pinn’s licence to ride in races from the conclusion of racing on Saturday 7 February up to and including racing
on Friday 20 February, 7 national riding days.

Edited Saturday at 08:30 AM by curious

[Thomass]

On 31/01/2026 at 1:51 PM, the galah said:

is it just me,or do others think w pinn was trying to deck the horse inside it on purpose,simply because it pushed him a bit wider.

and besides,i once heard j mcdonald say,when explaining a turnaround in a horses formthat getting into a bumping duel can take a lot out of your horse and that when you see horses do that,you can excuse them for not performing quite as well as you may expect.

if j mcdoanld thinks that,what was w pinn doing.

pinn obviously rode ina  manner that negatively impacted his own chances as well as it looking dangerous..

A shocking piece of dangerous 'riding' from Pinn

The stipes are as weak as Aussie piss here

Should've been charged with FOUL riding after elbowing Fawcett in the chest let alone outside arm

I've got very good screenshots of this action but due to the Chief's lack of...

...FREE SPEECH...

...I'm unable to show it after being banned from doing so

[bono]

More like an elbow in the choppers, after leaning over as far as possible without falling off!

 

Edited 2 hours ago by bono

[Chief Stipe]

1 minute ago, bono said:

More like an elbow in the choppers, after leaning over as far as possible without falling off!

 

Really @Thomass!?

[Muzza]

4 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Really @Thomass!?

Little bastard got off real light.

[billy connolly]

Fawcett should've had the book thrown at her.

There's few worse sights in a race than an imbecile like Fawcett exiting a beautiful trailing position behind the leader (who carried on and won the race) well before the turn, carving up anything and everything in the process then not having the horse power to improve the position she exited FFS. This is incompetence personified and Fawcett isn't alone with this disease.

Furthermore, it's preposterous Pinn was indicted and found guilty of careless riding whilst endeavouring to halt an errant jockey... on a pilgrimage.
 

[Chief Stipe]

6 minutes ago, Muzza said:

Little bastard got off real light.

Yes @Thomass gets away with a lot online.