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10-15-2011, 04:08 PM
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Soumillon said he hadn't ridden in England in over a month meaning when he last did, this rule wasn't in place. So he was supposed to be counting strokes in the heat of a stretch run of a $2 million race and watching the furlong markers (do they even have them?) to make sure he doesn't give too many inside the final furlong? I can't wait til a jock hits the allowable mark and then stops...and is then suspended for failing to ride his horse out to the finish. Stupid rule.
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10-15-2011, 04:15 PM
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yeah it really is ridiculous and what Soumillion said is so true - they are becoming a laughing stock - people chat here so much about how much harm racing does to itself and this is a prime example - people making really really stupid decisions without considering the consequences..
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10-16-2011, 02:46 PM
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I've hit my horse six times, that's less than seven, yet I get banned and all my money taken. I was really shocked when I heard about Richard Hughes and was nervous when they asked me to ride Dick Turpin.
"I will ride here again, I never stop, I have contracts so I have to, butit's not great. My season has been difficult and £50,000 would have made a big difference. I can't pay my dentist now. The jockeys here are scared. http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...racing/932570/
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10-17-2011, 06:12 AM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/hors...g/15323708.stm
Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon has lost about £50,000 in prize money and been given a five-day ban for flouting the new whip rules. He was punished after he struck his mount six times in the final furlong as he won the £1.3m Champion Stakes on Cirrus Des Aigles at Champions Day. "They changed the rules five days before the race. How can they do that?" asked the 30-year-old. The penalty cost him the biggest pot won by a jockey riding in the UK.
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10-17-2011, 08:06 AM
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10-17-2011, 09:20 AM
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absolutely ridiculous rule. one minute a jock gets days for not prevailing, the next it's too much prevailing.
and the fine is obscene. absolutely ridiculous!
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10-17-2011, 12:27 PM
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just wait til someone gets killed because a horse is out of control and have already used their 7 strokes.
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10-17-2011, 01:18 PM
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10-17-2011, 01:22 PM
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I'm starting to think that Desormeaux should move his tack there. He certainly wouldn't have to worry about any of those silly fines.
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10-19-2011, 05:08 PM
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He may not speak much but Ryan Moore makes so much sense here:
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...-rules/934498/ I still can't believe how stupid the sport has been made to look because of this - Its truly embarrassing..
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