the galah Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I prefer the harness horses myself,but did watch a couple of races at cambridge today,and thought it was like a demolition derby.The races i watched were race 6,where initially it looked like the the horse outside the leader was desperate to keep the eventual winner in,but upon watching the replay it was evident the reason it turned sideways a couple of times was because the winner was pushing into the clear and hitting the back end of the horse outside the leader,and as a result turning it a bit sideways. Well that was nothing when it came to race 10,the other race i watched.There the horse in the trail deliberately bulldozed into the horse half a length in front of it,which turned that horse sideways into the horse outside it with it falling and another ploughing over the top. I am left wondering,are jockeys that desperate to win that they forget totally about horse and human safety? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Just another day at the office . It was a decent bump , and the fall look nasty , Yanagida got a fair bashing , hope he's all right . Long holiday for Weatherly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Too many inexperienced "young jocks". Absolute shocking riding by some today, no wonder Bosson,Harris etc don't take Many mounts. I have 23 years of racing in my blood,I have Trained winners, Ridden 50 winners,have a 2yo filly in work, support the game fully, But I'm really starting to question if my future is best applied elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 40 minutes ago, JMO said: Too many inexperienced "young jocks". Absolute shocking riding by some today, no wonder Bosson,Harris etc don't take Many mounts. I have 23 years of racing in my blood,I have Trained winners, Ridden 50 winners,have a 2yo filly in work, support the game fully, But I'm really starting to question if my future is best applied elsewhere. I totally agree , but the trouble in the last was caused by an experienced jockey who as ridden in Sydney . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 The news so far is not good. Very sad. Awful too for Weatherley. There is no way anyone goes out to deliberately maim or hurt another rider. He will be feeling terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Serious spinal and head injuries. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing-jockey-taiki-yanagida-suffers-serious-injuries-after-horror-fall-at-cambridge/QMAFE7LW3JQ5AZS2M35PO4363Y/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gammalite Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, Freda said: The news so far is not good. Very sad. Awful too for Weatherley. There is no way anyone goes out to deliberately maim or hurt another rider. He will be feeling terrible. Freda , I was watching a few Nz races lately as in a comp on another channel and my initial thought was they're going full bore 600-700m out in most of the races I was watching. And racing tight with it , and generally fan out and survival of the fittest up the home running , without much drama. is this the norm ? I bet on Melbourne and Sydney Saturday races (Sydney seems way tighter than Melbourne so has more incidents like the Bowman one and the Berry one) but the jocks are More Patient ? I thought . and seem tostill be angling for a run after they turn for home , and time their runs well. Is it too Impatient in Nz races now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Nothing in the stipes report regarding Weatherleys riding so i assume they thought no one was at fault . I see he done something similar in R4 , pushing out when not clear , on his fathers horse which went on to win , got 5 days , didn't learn from it it seems . Heart goes out to the young fella and his family , just following his dream and this happens , really unfair . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Nothing on the NZTR website. Kudos to Guerin for filling the void 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 52 minutes ago, Gammalite said: Freda , I was watching a few Nz races lately as in a comp on another channel and my initial thought was they're going full bore 600-700m out in most of the races I was watching. And racing tight with it , and generally fan out and survival of the fittest up the home running , without much drama. is this the norm ? I bet on Melbourne and Sydney Saturday races (Sydney seems way tighter than Melbourne so has more incidents like the Bowman one and the Berry one) but the jocks are More Patient ? I thought . and seem tostill be angling for a run after they turn for home , and time their runs well. Is it too Impatient in Nz races now ? Gamma , the overall standard in NZ is very poor , from top to bottom , only Bosson and a few others are even half decent . Next time you are watching have a look at some of these young apprentices , very poor balance and most shit them selves if they have to use the stick , it's like get the stick on the horse and get their hands back on the reins as fast as possible , they are all over the place because their balance is so poor . They only have to have something like 15 trial rides before they can go to the races , i could be wrong it might be more but not by much , but i know most are getting to race day far too soon . It's like watching dodgems some days , and don't get me started on tactical awareness . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 23 minutes ago, nomates said: Gamma , the overall standard in NZ is very poor , from top to bottom , only Bosson and a few others are even half decent . Next time you are watching have a look at some of these young apprentices , very poor balance and most shit them selves if they have to use the stick , it's like get the stick on the horse and get their hands back on the reins as fast as possible , they are all over the place because their balance is so poor . They only have to have something like 15 trial rides before they can go to the races , i could be wrong it might be more but not by much , but i know most are getting to race day far too soon . It's like watching dodgems some days , and don't get me started on tactical awareness . What about tactical awareness...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 37 minutes ago, Joe Bloggs said: What about tactical awareness...... Most haven't got any . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, nomates said: Nothing in the stipes report regarding Weatherleys riding so i assume they thought no one was at fault . I see he done something similar in R4 , pushing out when not clear , on his fathers horse which went on to win , got 5 days , didn't learn from it it seems . Heart goes out to the young fella and his family , just following his dream and this happens , really unfair . Yes there is. Stewards opened and adjourned an enquiry after taking initial evidence from the available riders into an incident near the 250 metres in which TE ATATU PASH fell dislodging T Yanagida. As a result, NANTUCKET who was following was badly hampered, dislodging rider R Elliot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, curious said: Yes there is. Stewards opened and adjourned an enquiry after taking initial evidence from the available riders into an incident near the 250 metres in which TE ATATU PASH fell dislodging T Yanagida. As a result, NANTUCKET who was following was badly hampered, dislodging rider R Elliot. Yeah just seen that before , didn't notice another page . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Centaur Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Hard to get any information on Taiki. Probably means bad news. One has to think of his mother flying in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Centaur Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Still little information. Just hoping and praying for a snippet of better news. At some stage this episode will need facing up to. Its a poor show if no news is being released for reasons other than respect and wishes of the family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Unfortunately young Taiki has lost his battle , he passed away today , very sad day for racing and the worst side of the sport , rest easy and may you ride many G1's where ever you may be . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Heartbreaking news, RIP brave young man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Heartbreaking for his family, RIP Tiger. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Very sad for all the family. As I have mentioned many times this year, the standard of riding in NZ is at an all time low, far too much interference and falls. Seemed like a very nice young man, thoughts with his mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Centaur Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Gut wrenching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Sam will have to carry the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life. An awful burden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Freda said: Sam will have to carry the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life. An awful burden. Yes, your correct. But if standards were better, rules were enforced and jockeys charged for careless riding this may not have happened. Seems you have never mentioned the poor riding standards in Canterbury, so your turning a blind eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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