Bowman about to do time?

[Chief Stipe]

I watched the first at Rosehill - some nice 2 year olds preparing for their early 3 yr old season.

One horse I wanted to see was Hot n Hazy.  Shocking what happened.  Even though the horse was hanging i think Bowman should take a rest for awhile.  Jockey in hospital and horse euthanasia.

[$ BILL]

That was horrendous. Only watched it once, but if first thoughts are correct he should never ride again. That appeared to be criminal disregard for horse and human ? No need for that.

[nomates]

Bowman saying he was dictated to by horse in front and inquiry adjourned . If they fall for that their as bad as our lot .

[$ BILL]

bowman could have gone inside no problem, if he defends his actions low life lump of shit

[Pitman]

I think you will find this will be mitigated by the movement of the leader who rolled out as Bowman went for gap Not saying I agree with this as a defence but just wait and see. He will still PROBABLY be suspended but not as severely as we all first thought

[Joe Bloggs]

Yep, you've ridden as a jockey, you'd know........reckless riding, not careless IMO and young Adkins will be out for a very long time mores the pity.....forgive the pun.

[Pitman]

And what have you done in racing keep hiding Who are you? at least I am prepared to put my name to postings unlike you hide behind Joe Floggs

Edited July 25, 2020 by Pitman

[SLB2.0]

What was it about Joe Bloggs' post that caused you to get defensive, Michael? I think you need to re-read it as opposed to target someone.

[Pitman]

You don’t need to have ridden as a jockey to have knowledge of racing so why the smart comment

[SLB2.0]

I think he was merely giving more weight to your opinion. I guess on that basis, you don't need to front with your real name to have an opinion on the internet either.

[Pitman]

No slb2

But real people don’t hide

[Joe Bloggs]

Oh I beg to differ, it stops trolls like you....get over it, get up tomorrow and ride some work, give a few of your boys a day off. it'll do you good.

[SLB2.0]

Ok - I might have been wrong about my assessment.... 

[curious]

13 hours ago, Pitman said:

I think you will find this will be mitigated by the movement of the leader who rolled out as Bowman went for gap Not saying I agree with this as a defence but just wait and see. He will still PROBABLY be suspended but not as severely as we all first thought

I agree.

And despite the tragic nature of the outcome, the severity of any offence can not really be judged by that.

Edited July 26, 2020 by curious

[SLB2.0]

Interesting take Curious.

Often in sport, the severity of the punishment is often influenced by the injury, which I don't believe should be the case.

For example... a punch thrown in league that results in no injuries is usually a one-week ban. However, a punch that knocks someone out is around 5-6 weeks.

[nzhorseracing]

photos might help discussions.

these photos were published by https://twitter.com/SurfingPunter

social media is helping to keep the game competitive but more importantly, honest.

I expect a long spell for bowman.

[Chief Stipe]

Yep in those images he goes for a long holiday.  Also the argument about the leader rolling out doesn't hold much water.

FFS where was the gap!

[Chief Stipe]

Doesn't Bowman actually admit it in his statement:

I endeavoured to make a run to the outside of Glyn Schofield (on Mr Colorful) which I had every right to but in doing so I was going to have to move Andrew slightly but I felt that I was able to do so,” Bowman said.

[Noodlum]

Those pictures don't look good for Bowman.

[All The Aces]

2 to 3 months is my pick.

[Noodlum]

42 minutes ago, All The Aces said:

2 to 3 months is my pick.

Must be more. One Bowman admits deliberately giving the other horse a nudge and two the angle of his horse is extreme.

[Chief Stipe]

He got off lightly with only six weeks.

[Joe Bloggs]

Maybe the gap saved him? I've been told by an expert that there was a gap, Bowman saw it, and was heading for it, you can't argue with experts, that's why they're experts.

Personally I feel for the owners and Danny, their sense of justice must now be compromised.

 

[Chief Stipe]

If you read the full report he received a discount for good behaviour off 3 months.

[nomates]

16 minutes ago, Joe Bloggs said:

Maybe the gap saved him? I've been told by an expert that there was a gap, Bowman saw it, and was heading for it, you can't argue with experts, that's why they're experts.

Personally I feel for the owners and Danny, their sense of justice must now be compromised.

 

Met very few in racing that didn't think they were an expert . I start every Sat morning thinking i'm an expert and usually at the end the day clearly an amateur .