paleface adios Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Brodie said: With respect it is BS! if it was a gear issue then why was there an issue with the spreaders? if it was a gear problem wouldn't it still be racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the galah Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Brodie said: With respect it is BS! We need as many horsemen as we can keep in the industry! Michael House stable has done a great job for harness over the years and hope to retain it! However, if I was the owner of Mogul or another horse that was pacing so badly for the whole of that race, geez I would be so pissed if my driver had continued to race the horse until into the straight. The horse was obviously in trouble early on and to not pull it up far earlier is a total error on the part of the driver. I would be pretty sure in hindsight Wilson House knows he made a mistake. The bigger mistake and total BS is the panel giving us this crap about a gear issue etc. if it was a gear issue then why was there an issue with the spreaders? Should the horse not have been pulled up anyway? Integrity has been thrown out the window once again! "given there is no evidence that the horse was suffering from an injury,causing it to appear uncomfortable in its action throughout the running prior to the 500m,and given that the response of the driver as explained was neither unreasonable nor, in the adjudicative committees view, incompetent... Thats in the last paragraph of the decision they released. The video of the race,posted earlier in this thread,is there for anyone to watch. Of course what happened after is relevant and probably on its own was justification for dismissing the charge. But when it comes to that video,its like "don't believe your lying eyes". Edited June 18, 2023 by the galah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 You would have to be a total Dickhead to believe that Mogul’s pacing action was caused by faulty gear!! Then the incompetence after the race when the horse was clearly in distress! Officialdom for harness racing in NZ has clearly sunken so low now that no one can seriously have confidence that we are in good hands in the future! Would like to know what was wrong with the spreaders that made Mogul pace like it was sore! We all know that error of judgements happen in all types of business and everyday life, but for a panel now to come out and say that the horse was not sore and caused by gear issues is just an absolute cover up for some unknown reason? Will be interesting if anyone comes on and tries to defend the blatantly BS decision!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Didn't the vet report there was a fracture? Are the officials overriding a medical expert by saying that happened in the horse ambulance? The horse may have suffered an injury as early as the score up. If the horse was not injured during the running why was he loaded into the horse ambulance? There is not a lot of sense around this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 To say in the Stipes' Report there is no evidence the horse was suffering an injury, what are they on? The horse ambulance was required. I know sometimes this action can be precautionary but, the vet believed the horse was injured. The vet is obviously competent or would not be employed. A fracture was discovered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the galah Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Special Agent said: To say in the Stipes' Report there is no evidence the horse was suffering an injury, what are they on? The horse ambulance was required. I know sometimes this action can be precautionary but, the vet believed the horse was injured. The vet is obviously competent or would not be employed. A fracture was discovered. The stipes report on the night referred to the injury. it was the adjudicators decision that said they believed the injury didn't occur prior to the driver attempting to pull him up at the 500m. The 1000m that he nodded badly prior to the 500m is where they said he had a gear issue. the decision on the website at the moment doesn't seem to enforce the message that its imperative drivers should pull their horses up if they think the horse has a possible injury,irrespective of the outcome.Maybe they think it goes without saying. Hopefully as a result of this case gaining the attention it has,it will prevent anything similar happening to horse or connections in the future. It would have been a very distressing and stressful case for the horse,the Houses,the Vet and all those involved.. Edited June 18, 2023 by the galah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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