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    Quote Originally Posted by jinnyj View Post
    Atzeni replaces Dettori on Strad in the Goodwood Cup.
    Gosden may have welcomed him back in the fold, but Nielsen must still be miffed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by barjon View Post
    Gosden may have welcomed him back in the fold, but Nielsen must still be miffed.
    Good glad he stuck to his guns. He pays the bills. I will be willing him home.
    Vote Alfie!!!!

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    Someone posted a recent pic of Josh Moore on my facebook today......he's looking great
    Formely Fist of Fury

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanlic View Post
    Someone posted a recent pic of Josh Moore on my facebook today......he's looking great
    It's good to hear that hes back home.

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    I really was fearing the worst for Josh. I’m so happy that he’s on the mend.

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    I wonder what the jockey will get for this. Has to be one of the funniest things Ive I’ve ever seen in a race. Although if I’d backed it…

    https://www.racingpost.com/news/inte...-margin/569412
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    Laura Pearson out for a while.fractured a vertebrae(c7) in her heck when the saddle slipped at Epsom.

    Ciaran Fallon banned for 2 days for swearing at Marco Ghiani ffs

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    Laura Pearson out for a while.fractured a vertebrae(c7) in her heck when the saddle slipped at Epsom.

    Ciaran Fallon banned for 2 days for swearing at Marco Ghiani ffs

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    De Souza moving to Hong Kong for the foreseeable future.

    The 41-year-old said: "The way British racing is, if you don't have a retainer, you're going around every day just for one or two rides. You need to be established with a stable and I'm not at the moment.

    "I told myself I've been in Hong Kong before and that I didn't want to miss the opportunity to go out there again. It's a nice environment and the prize-money is very good.
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    Wesley Joyce brought out of an induced coma to speak to his parents today / yesterday after his fall at Galway last week.
    Wishing him all the best.

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    Rarity at The Curragh yesterday when 7 lb claimer Jamie Powell had a treble.
    Son of the late Anthony, grandson of Paddy he has pedigree to match his promise.
    Congrats to him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by edgt View Post
    Rarity at The Curragh yesterday when 7 lb claimer Jamie Powell had a treble.
    Son of the late Anthony, grandson of Paddy he has pedigree to match his promise.
    Congrats to him.

    Anyone who backed the treble will be Maid of Money.

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    I thought this was a refreshingly honest comment from Hanagan, yesterday’s RP…


    “Before I go any further, let me get one thing straight.

    It's true I was happy with the BHA appeal board's decision to keep The Ridler as the Norfolk Stakes winner. I'm grateful to the panel and also want to thank the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA), owner Steve Bradley, my barrister Roderick Moore and James Doyle, who gave honest evidence. Yet, although I'm pleased and grateful to have won the Norfolk, it's not an easy race for me to watch.

    The careless mistake I made at Royal Ascot was the biggest of my career. I was undoubtedly the cause of significant interference but I've regularly been on the receiving end. The reason why is the current interference rules and the way in which they are policed.

    We're only human and we all make mistakes. Mine came at Flat racing's most prestigious meeting but I think I would have made the same error at a lesser track and in a lesser race. This sort of thing is happening on a daily basis. The reason why is simple. Jockeys have been getting away with too much for too long.

    A lot of us have pushed the rules right to their boundaries, sometimes by accident, sometimes intentionally. We have done so in the knowledge we can get away with it.

    If you have made a mistake and, for example, drifted off the rail, you are not entitled to suddenly move back to the rail, either early in a race or with the intention of stopping a horse coming through on the inner at the end of a race. Nine times out of ten, jockeys do that anyway.

    It's important to stress interference isn't only happening in the closing stages. It's hard to overemphasise how much interference is taking place in the first few furlongs – and I'm not claiming to be innocent myself. If you have a bad draw and want to get over, you push on and accept you're going to tighten up other runners. You know full well what you're doing.

    I genuinely think we have some of the world's finest stewards and stipendiary stewards. They use common sense. However, although common sense is okay, it has to be applied consistently. In recent seasons I've found stark differences in the way the rules are implemented from one day to the next. The outcome is jockeys push the boundaries because we think it will either go unnoticed or not get treated with the seriousness it deserves.

    I may get accused of being hypocritical for saying what comes next. I'll say it anyway. I would generally know when not to put a horse in a position where that horse would be likely to suffer interference. Too many young riders now seem unable to do that. Indeed, I have never seen so many inexperienced jockeys either putting themselves in danger or causing interference.

    The culture has changed. A little bit of respect has gone.

    I would always have spoken to an experienced jockey I knew had partnered a horse I was about to ride. These days I'm the experienced jockey but I don't often get asked that sort of question.

    I know the weighing room isn't always the easiest place. It's sometimes not obvious to a young rider who they should go to for advice. There are some good people in the weighing room but also some who aren't very nice. People like me would always be happy to give guidance about a horse, yet we don't get asked.

    Is that because those kids are more cocky or frightened than I used to be? I honestly think it's the former.

    I never read things that were written about me, which meant complimentary press coverage never went to my head. Over the last few years, young riders seem to get full of themselves. There is a thin line between confidence and arrogance. We see too much of that arrogance and it is a huge factor in the interference we're witnessing. A contributing factor is the older jockeys now walk on eggshells in the weighing room and are wary of what might be said if we raise our voices to an apprentice.

    I want to stress this is most definitely not just about apprentices. A lot of the older jockeys are taking advantage of the rules and therefore setting no sort of example. I made a careless mistake at Ascot, but would I have made that mistake had I been used to riding against the backdrop of stricter rules and stricter penalties? I'm not sure I would.

    Things are worse than I've ever known. The weighing room used to be a safe haven but there are times now when it's a horrible place. There are arguments, shouting and bawling after races every day. We fear for our safety and are just happy to be going home in one piece. That can't be allowed to continue.

    So what do I want?

    We can't escape the fact countless jockeys, me included, have decided it's worth getting a few days in order to win a race. That tells you the system isn't working.

    The rules need to be much clearer. I want jockeys like me to know that if we do wrong we will be punished. Maybe the bans we get now should be doubled in length. I also think jockeys who are guilty of interference crimes should lose some of their prize-money, just as we do when committing major whip offences. I don't know how else things are going to change.

    As jockeys, we have to make split-second decisions. Things aren't always as straightforward as some might believe. Even so, I dread to think what will happen without the introduction of harsher penalties.

    If my Ascot mistake can be a catalyst for change, I'll be delighted.”
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    That sounds like someone who has retirement in mind.

    I'm pleased he's spoken up and confirmed what many of us believe we have seen with out own eyes. His insight into the dressing room also paints quite a different picture to the one regularly portrayed in the Bryony Frost case recently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Desert Orchid View Post
    That sounds like someone who has retirement in mind.

    I'm pleased he's spoken up and confirmed what many of us believe we have seen with out own eyes. His insight into the dressing room also paints quite a different picture to the one regularly portrayed in the Bryony Frost case recently.
    Well said.

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    Christophe Soumillion- what a ***t

    Got a 2 month ban for this , should have been 2 years

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcrzOM3dNdo

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    What the hell was Soumi doing at Saint-Cloud!!

    Jesus!
    All comers, all grounds, all beaten!

    This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankel View Post
    What the hell was Soumi doing at Saint-Cloud!!

    Jesus!
    Could have broke Rossa's neck there the *******

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truncheon View Post
    Could have broke Rossa's neck there the *******
    Can only imagine the verbals Ryan will give him.
    All comers, all grounds, all beaten!

    This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.

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    If that was Kieron Fallon back in the day they'd want him castrated for that!
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