Jockey Challenge

[KungFu Panda]

BullShite. good on them i reckon, i want my horse to be given every chance,FFS its hard enough to back a winner let alone to see one lose by a nose and the jock just sitting there cause he can only pull the whip every second stride or some shite.If the top jocks dont like it piss the rule off.IMO.

[Davey Carlson]

Jocks on strike at Ballarat regarding the new whip rules.
All other meetings likely to follow suit, could see an afternoon of no gallops.

Ipswich and Hawksbury follow which is great as the JC's I had were not going to win

[Dutchy]

They better not strike on saturday

[scoob]

Maybe a few of them may have to learn to ride hands and heels now rather than just sitting on them swinging the whip! lost count of how many young riders have come through not being able to properly push out a horse hands and heels...

[another grub]

I agree with Rick Hore-Lacy and scoob. You dont need to belt the p1ss out of them every stride if you are a good rider.... just take a look at Hong Kong racing.

There would have been plenty of p1ssed off trainers and owners yesterday let me tell you. As much as I like Bossy.....Glen Boss embarressed himself yesterday on TVN..... get on with the job and if you dont like it retire or go do something else.... these are the rules of racing. Let Ty Fagg ride in the city and show you all up.....

Stick to your guns ARB.... the little rodents will soon miss those cheques coming in......

[A Mum]

I feel for owners and trainers,
Can only imagine what kind of costs they would have had preparing their horses for the day,
transporting etc.... some country ones I'm sure from a fair distance,
only to have the jokey's go on strike

I saw the channel 7 news last night,
where they were talking to two jockey's
when a trainer/owner came along and was telling them what he thought!

Hopefully they can get it all resolved soon

[another grub]

when a trainer/owner came along and was telling them what he thought!

That was trainer Rick Hore Lacy and didnt he shove it up them.... we are only hearing the jockeys side....


scoob you always lose count at the races.....

[Davey Carlson]

I agree with Rick Hore-Lacy and scoob. You dont need to belt the p1ss out of them every stride if you are a good rider.... just take a look at Hong Kong racing.

There would have been plenty of p1ssed off trainers and owners yesterday let me tell you. As much as I like Bossy.....Glen Boss embarressed himself yesterday on TVN..... get on with the job and if you dont like it retire or go do something else.... these are the rules of racing. Let Ty Fagg ride in the city and show you all up.....

Stick to your guns ARB.... the little rodents will soon miss those cheques coming in......

Grub the Asian and European riders in Hong Kong are terrible for whip use especially the younger ones, the champions riding their are pure class but a lot of the other jockeys would fit right in at toowoomba on a saturday night.

Similar rules apply in england where the jockey can only use his whip once every 4 strides but at the bigger meetings half the jockeys in the field are getting 1 or 2 day suspensions for excessive whip use.

Can anyone imagine what B Shinn's penalty in the melbourne cup would have been with these rules in place

[Dutchy]

I wouldnt mind them banning the whip altogether as Call Centre runs freely without the whip, she could become a superstar!

[whufc]

when a trainer/owner came along and was telling them what he thought!

That was trainer Rick Hore Lacy and didnt he shove it up them.... we are only hearing the jockeys side....


scoob you always lose count at the races.....

Im not even going to pretend that i know much about this situation but didn't Glenn Boss say they had the backing of the Australian trainers association or whatever it's called. Or is Bossy lying?

If they do that would make Rick Hore Lacy look a bit silly wouldn't it.

[Dutchy]

Just taken A Patterson at Morphettville today @ $8.50

Only jock that has a ride in every race and has good rides on Very Discreet and Steel my Heart late in the day, V is for Value!

[dodgingandweaving]

Where's Grub FFS???

[westcoastpanther]

Grub is in deep turd, work are on to his net use. Could be a pro punter by Friday.....

[Brodlach]

Grub is in deep turd, work are on to his net use. Could be a pro punter by Friday.....

No good for Grub, hope everything works out ok

[overloaded]

good luck AG.... but as AG said 'the JC's come first'

[mighty_tiger_79]

COME ON AG

WHERE ARE YOU??????

FORGET ABOUT WORK, WHAT ABOUT US!!!!!!!!!!!

PRIORITIES, PRIORITIES

[dodgingandweaving]

Come on Grub, this ship won't steer itself!!!

[westcoastpanther]

FORGET ABOUT WORK

It might forget him the way he's talking......

[Brodlach]

FORGET ABOUT WORK

It might forget him the way he's talking......

He doesnt spend that much time on the net to be sacked surely

[mighty_tiger_79]

FORGET ABOUT WORK

It might forget him the way he's talking......

im tipping he will be keeping his head down for a while then, and in affect the lack of his jockey challenge tips will cause us all to start eating 2 min noodles/////

maybe he should be give the boss a few tips