Page 23 of 29 FirstFirst ... 131819202122232425262728 ... LastLast
Results 441 to 460 of 579

Thread: The Gordy Elliott Horror Picture Show

  1. #441
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Posts
    2,659
    Thanks
    20
    Thanked 123 Times in 101 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by G-G View Post
    That's not 2 weeks from today as per DG's post?
    i know. it's 4 days away.

  2. #442
    Super Moderator Diamond Geezer's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    13,884
    Thanks
    2,576
    Thanked 4,128 Times in 2,052 Posts
    Sorry GG, was assuming same as Charles Byrne. I did put "I think"
    Last edited by Diamond Geezer; 5th March 2021 at 8:06 PM.
    "The owls are not what they seem"

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to Diamond Geezer For This Useful Post:

    G-G (5th March 2021)

  4. #443
    Senior Member barjon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Posts
    3,399
    Thanks
    995
    Thanked 1,221 Times in 924 Posts
    Blog Entries
    161
    Yes, ban starts 9 March. It’s the last six months that’s suspended.

  5. #444
    Super Moderator Diamond Geezer's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    13,884
    Thanks
    2,576
    Thanked 4,128 Times in 2,052 Posts
    "The owls are not what they seem"

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to Diamond Geezer For This Useful Post:

    G-G (5th March 2021)

  7. #445
    Senior Member G-G's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Not got much to lose.
    Posts
    3,187
    Thanks
    726
    Thanked 471 Times in 295 Posts
    So actually the BHA have decided to do nothing independently? As slightly suspected.........
    Vote Alfie!!!!

  8. #446

  9. #447
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2016
    Posts
    2,592
    Thanks
    246
    Thanked 446 Times in 318 Posts
    Up the Samcro.

    Im excited once more.

  10. #448
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    North Cork. Home of steeple chasing
    Posts
    5,341
    Thanks
    2,209
    Thanked 1,335 Times in 801 Posts
    Blog Entries
    7
    Quote Originally Posted by granger View Post
    We will lose Colm to Cullentra Version 2
    Hope he sends us a few talking horses before anyone else hears about them.
    Henceforth let An Capall be known as Rasputin by one and all !

  11. The Following User Says Thank You to edgt For This Useful Post:

    chroniclandlord (5th March 2021)

  12. #449
    Super Moderator Diamond Geezer's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    13,884
    Thanks
    2,576
    Thanked 4,128 Times in 2,052 Posts
    Julie Harrington is on The Opening Show this morning to discuss the GE case amongst other things, with no sign of Chapman listed among the other contributors thank God.

    https://www.racingpost.com/news/late...-horror/476575
    "The owls are not what they seem"

  13. #450
    Senior Member an capall's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    Dalkey
    Posts
    5,496
    Thanks
    422
    Thanked 840 Times in 477 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1
    Thank you for the kind words. (For those who haven't as yet added their praise I will wait 24 hours before final judgement.)
    "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."

  14. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to an capall For This Useful Post:

    dvds2000 (6th March 2021), Outsider (6th March 2021), Tanlic (6th March 2021), trudij (6th March 2021)

  15. #451
    Senior Member Desert Orchid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    23,659
    Thanks
    2,930
    Thanked 3,482 Times in 2,742 Posts
    Harvey on the TV this morning:

    "This is the worst thing I have ever seen [in my racing life]"

    Utter pish.

    Doping scandals all over the world down the years.

    Perception and perspective are as much the issues as the photos themselves.
    Illegitimi non carborundum


  16. The Following User Says Thank You to Desert Orchid For This Useful Post:

    chroniclandlord (6th March 2021)

  17. #452
    Senior Member trudij's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Location
    Hurry up and move!!
    Posts
    5,579
    Thanks
    1,038
    Thanked 763 Times in 407 Posts
    If that’s the worst thing he’s ever seen he’s had a very, VERY sheltered life.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    #YourStorm
    Mr Brightside

    All posts are based on the following:
    I know what I'm talking about/ I'm having a stab in the dark
    I'm bored/ You're an idiot and I'm poking you with sticks

  18. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to trudij For This Useful Post:

    chroniclandlord (6th March 2021), nickf88 (6th March 2021)

  19. #453
    Senior Member Tanlic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Bangkok Thailand
    Posts
    11,099
    Thanks
    349
    Thanked 766 Times in 655 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1
    Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Geezer View Post
    Julie Harrington is on The Opening Show this morning to discuss the GE case amongst other things, with no sign of Chapman listed among the other contributors thank God.

    https://www.racingpost.com/news/late...-horror/476575
    existential-crisis only exists because people like her cant keep their traps shut and let it die a natural death..'Every time someone publishes something it gives the negheads a reason to stirs up trouble........BHA should move on to more important like doping, cruelty, cheating
    Formely Fist of Fury

  20. The Following User Says Thank You to Tanlic For This Useful Post:

    chroniclandlord (6th March 2021)

  21. #454
    Senior Member trudij's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Location
    Hurry up and move!!
    Posts
    5,579
    Thanks
    1,038
    Thanked 763 Times in 407 Posts
    Yep. And the general public should worry more about the thousands of horses who are ACTUALLY mistreated.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    #YourStorm
    Mr Brightside

    All posts are based on the following:
    I know what I'm talking about/ I'm having a stab in the dark
    I'm bored/ You're an idiot and I'm poking you with sticks

  22. #455
    Senior Member Desert Orchid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    23,659
    Thanks
    2,930
    Thanked 3,482 Times in 2,742 Posts
    And the other guy interviewed (Paul Heywood?) said something stupid about Elliott's name being mentioned as soon as one of his horses crosses the line at Cheltenham.

    The worst thing ITV (or indeed any of the racing media) could do would be to mention Elliott's name at any point during the meeting.

    Casual viewers looking in will be looking for any opportunity to rubberneck anything negative. Don't give them anything.

    If one of Elliott's is in view, mention the horse and the current 'trainer'. The average inlooker will have no idea if it's one of Elliott's.

    If they want to go and dig into the details to find out if it's an Elliott horse, let them waste their time.

    And I do wish Mick Fitz would stop going on about 'five-star' accommodation for horses. They're not living in the Ritz. I imagine in smaller yards where money is very tight, accommodation might fall well short of three star, let alone five star.

    I can remember when the trainer of an Irish Cheltenham winner back in the 70s almost boasted about leaving the horse out in the field all winter because it toughened the horse up. I've no idea if it's true but it's what he said.
    Illegitimi non carborundum


  23. #456
    Senior Member trudij's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Location
    Hurry up and move!!
    Posts
    5,579
    Thanks
    1,038
    Thanked 763 Times in 407 Posts
    I usually wish MF would shut up regardless of the subject...


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    #YourStorm
    Mr Brightside

    All posts are based on the following:
    I know what I'm talking about/ I'm having a stab in the dark
    I'm bored/ You're an idiot and I'm poking you with sticks

  24. #457
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Posts
    4,194
    Thanks
    562
    Thanked 1,222 Times in 620 Posts
    I think Luke has just summed it up well on the Opening Show. It’s all about the portrayal to the ignorant. And I completely agree with him that to an extent Racing lives in it’s own little bubble. But with the arrival of social media, it simply is impossible to continue in that vein. Social media is a dangerous tool when used as a means for rabble rousing (look what happened in the US in response to Trump’s venting on Twitter). And when you are rabble rousing towards those ignorant of the sport, the vast majority are easily led and will believe those who shout loudest.

    We all know that the very vast majority of horses in racing are looked after in superb conditions which cannot necessarily be same in other equine sports. But racing is the largest sport and it’s also the most visible one in all forms of media for good or bad. And it’s also one that combines sport with betting which to many people tarnish it further. To a non supporter we are seen as “cruel people who force horses to run getting whipped into the bargain for our pleasure and so that we can make financial gain”. Can you see how easy it is to peddle that one to someone who doesn’t understand? What Gordon has done is to reinforce these views by non supporters. And brought Racing into disrepute. There is no escaping that fact.

    I would be doubtful that he’s actually reading the toxic tweets towards him that are abounding. If he’s got any sense, he’s chucked his phone out or at least turned it off for the next six months. And I hope that this ban is exactly that. A ban from racing. From being involved in any yard. It will not do for him to remain there and have any involvement. A punishment should be exactly that. A few years ago I was asked to take over a yard from a trainer who was banned by the BHA for laying horses. It was a joke as he was allowed to remain in the yard. So he continued to train under my name and continued his practices as before (not running horses on their merits) and I had zero control. I pulled my licence after six weeks.

    I hope he spends the next six months doing something useful possibly in a charitable way and reflects on what a complete idiot he’s been. Yes of course we all do stupid things but the implications and the fall out from this are huge. And for what it’s worth, I had the highest regard for him as a trainer
    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito

  25. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to jinnyj For This Useful Post:

    Diamond Geezer (6th March 2021), Len Madeiros (6th March 2021), moe (6th March 2021)

  26. #458
    Senior Member barjon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Posts
    3,399
    Thanks
    995
    Thanked 1,221 Times in 924 Posts
    Blog Entries
    161
    Funny old thread this - started off with shock, horror all round and finished up as a storm in a teacup.

  27. The Following User Says Thank You to barjon For This Useful Post:

    Frankel (6th March 2021)

  28. #459
    Senior Member trudij's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Location
    Hurry up and move!!
    Posts
    5,579
    Thanks
    1,038
    Thanked 763 Times in 407 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by barjon View Post
    Funny old thread this - started off with shock, horror all round and finished up as a storm in a teacup.
    Not quite all round


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    #YourStorm
    Mr Brightside

    All posts are based on the following:
    I know what I'm talking about/ I'm having a stab in the dark
    I'm bored/ You're an idiot and I'm poking you with sticks

  29. #460
    Senior Member Frankel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Posts
    4,766
    Thanks
    77
    Thanked 175 Times in 161 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by barjon View Post
    Funny old thread this - started off with shock, horror all round and finished up as a storm in a teacup.
    Yup.

    Sat on a dead horse, move on!!
    All comers, all grounds, all beaten!

    This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.

  30. The Following User Says Thank You to Frankel For This Useful Post:

    tiggers1972 (6th March 2021)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •