[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

I thought it was a disgrace for the jocks to call it quits half way through the meetings the other weeks. I know for a fact many of the trainers were livid. Funny thing is, I had only just got off the phone to Rick Hore-Lacy minutes before he came on tv to have a pop and Glen Boss.

It's okay for the multi millionaire jockeys, they don't need to ride all day every day to make a living, but what about the young apprentices who need to make a living, calling meetings to and end half way through hurt them it also hurt trainers and owners (who still would have copped the bill for transport and staff expenses, all to witness their horse(s) denied a run through some selfish act.

Whether the rules are right or not, they still shouldn't have allowed the jocks to do it half way through a meeting.

Coming from Britain I'm used to tough whip rules, and it's never caused an issue here. If jockeys are good enough, they should know when to quick en a horse up and keep it going to the line without over use of the whip.
I've seen enough horses over here come back marked all around the hip and hind quarters to suggest that something does need to do done. and people wonder why many 2yo's in Australia don't train on

On the subject of synthetics, if the tracks were prepared properly, and looked after there are very few problems. The proof is in the pudding. In the UK, we have very few problems, yet in the States everyone reckons it's deadly....... exactly the same surface. Hmmmmmm. Only one reason if you ask me.

I will bite. What's the reason? (In English-english please).