Winner v Loser, Good v Bad - easy narrative and it got us talking at least which is maybe why it was published or perhaps to have a little dig at O'Leary
Winner v Loser, Good v Bad - easy narrative and it got us talking at least which is maybe why it was published or perhaps to have a little dig at O'Leary
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Marb (22nd May 2019)
It was more interesting than gigilos constant rants about the Brexit Broadcasting Corporation.....
Alan Sweetman in his column today a far more measured piece.
I did enjoy his parting shot,
"nor, to his credit, did he have any interest in using racehorse ownership as a vehicle for social advancement, or in seeking to ingratiate himself among the hierarchy of racing. He is far too self-confident for that".
Plenty of candidates for that award.
Off to Korea myself soon. Hopefully Kim doesn't like pasty Irish men
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
I'm in Seoul next week. I'll let you know if I get out alive - although I am more pastry than pasty these days..
"And still they gazed and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.
And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."
I was told at the time, by someone who would know, that Ferguson's 'ownership' of ROG was deemed by Magnier only to be while he was racing and there was never any agreement about stud rights/fees, which Ferguson had believed was included in the arrangement.
Vote Alfie!!!!
Well, if true that sounds like they're both a pair of halfwits to me. At least Alex came from a deprived, son of a miner-background.
Anyway, they probably wouldn't be the first so called 'self made' business people that didn't know their arse from their elbows.
Last edited by Marb; 24th May 2019 at 12:43 PM.
Plenty of legendary tales have been doing the rounds in recent years. I heard one recently that Ferguson was gifted his share in the horse when the owners had no idea how good ROG would be, hence they hadn't even considered stud fees etc
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I would have thought there would have been a written agreement setting out the precise terms of the agreement. Apparently not, and thus the confusion. Surprised AF`s lawyers pursued the matter.
Magnier had wanted Alex to deliver the Gimcrack speech the previous year but that was not allowed as only the winning owner could make the speech.
Thus ROG half share was gifted to Alex for his racing career; Alex took no prize money wanting the stud fees instead.
the horse proved to be more than a Gimcrack pony and the rest is history.
history being that the Magnier and Co invest in United shares, helping pave the way for the Glazer takeover when selling up, and the current state of United???
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Strange decision. The pilots work flexi hours, and the kids can get a taxi.
Eddie is still around at sales. Not sure if he is doing his own thing or consulting for others
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
I'd agree with most of that, the horses are campaigned openly and they've not been afraid to use female jockeys. These are important positives, that in my opinion put them well ahead of certain other big owners. On the other hand the frequent comments about how awful some of the horses are, just after they've won races the rest of us would chop a hand off to win, are ungracious, and the treatment of Davy Russell and Bryan Cooper has not been pretty.