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SquiddySquiddy    90 posts
West Australian Racing
Has Michael Heaton been given a spell after his run in with Willie? Noticed he hasn't been doing the mounting yard report or interviews today or last Wednesday. Pretty poor if he has
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  • GLAMOURGLAMOUR    720 posts
    Squiddy said:

    Has Michael Heaton been given a spell after his run in with Willie? Noticed he hasn't been doing the mounting yard report or interviews today or last Wednesday. Pretty poor if he has

    Squiddy said:

    Has Michael Heaton been given a spell after his run in with Willie? Noticed he hasn't been doing the mounting yard report or interviews today or last Wednesday. Pretty poor if he has


    Was wondering myself heard them introducing Scott Lachie and some.other guy,pretty.poor lot,one click little family if you ain't a Taylor,Williams,Miller, Durrant,Bob Peters ,never Been the same since Adam McGrath and Mark O went,they were great.
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  • GLAMOURGLAMOUR    720 posts
    GLAMOUR said:

    Squiddy said:

    Has Michael Heaton been given a spell after his run in with Willie? Noticed he hasn't been doing the mounting yard report or interviews today or last Wednesday. Pretty poor if he has

    Squiddy said:

    Has Michael Heaton been given a spell after his run in with Willie? Noticed he hasn't been doing the mounting yard report or interviews today or last Wednesday. Pretty poor if he has


    Was wondering myself heard them introducing Scott Lachie and some.other guy,pretty.poor lot,one click little family if you ain't a Taylor,Williams,Miller, Durrant,Bob Peters Pike ect ect,never Been the same since Adam McGrath and Mark O went,they were great.

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  • JayJayJayJay    7,924 posts
    Suspended for 6 weeks I believe.
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  • NgawyniNgawyni    744 posts
    edited September 14
    Not surprised given his comments on Racing Rewind the next day. He tried to be smart by saying he had overstepped the mark and regretted his actions while at the same time having several pot shots at Pike - basically doubling down - which really showed he wasn't remorseful at all.

    I'm not defending Pike but you can't tell the stewards you're remorseful and will apologise to Pike to get a more lenient penalty with half the fine suspended and then the next day criticise Pike on radio giving the issue far more coverage than it had in the first place. 

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  • meatpiemeatpie    503 posts
    He acknowledged and pleaded guilty to improper conduct towards a racing person. 

    Totally inappropriate for the position he holds, even worse because of the other roles he takes in the game.

    But obviously he doesnt resile his position on his opinion. Wasnt a condition of his guilty plea

     Appropriate that he apologies for his actions 

    $2000 is a hefty fine IMHO.
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  • spinkingspinking    3,844 posts
    How has Pike been exonerated of any wrongdoing in all of this.from I have read and not seeing it myself. But wasn’t him who come back out of the Jocks room after his initial reluctance to be interviewed

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  • GLAMOURGLAMOUR    720 posts
    He is part of that special group,who are untouchable,I recall a few weeks back Jim Taylor in a situation with Bonnie Palise,but only got a slap on the hand.

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  • RodentRodent    7,179 posts
    Ask Pike how special he felt when he was forced to leave W.A to be able to ride.
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  • GLAMOURGLAMOUR    720 posts
    He and a few others thought they where special,we ain't getting the Covid jab,they think they where extra special,a majority of the racing fraternity abided by rules but not them.
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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,710 posts
    Rodent said:

    Ask Pike how special he felt when he was forced to leave W.A to be able to ride.

    in fairness, that was a lot of tin hat science being interjected 
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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,710 posts
    I may have a poor memory but back in the day, perhaps 40 years ago, Stewards ruled Racing with an iron fist. Now they use a feather duster.

    It's pathetic how the sport has changed to allow repeat offenders offence after offence without real world consequences. 

    For organisations such as RWWA who preach shop window dressing to placate non racing interest groups, when presented with an opportunity to tell the entire Industry that verbal abuse by Jockeys, Media employees and licensed Trainers is not acceptable, they again reach for the aloe vera tissues in dispensing appropriate penalties via the Stewards panel who wouldn't make any decision without clear guidelines from RWWA higher ups.

    The drug positives are a joke. Why bother testing? The mitigation defence of time since last offence, good character, personal finance pressures (insert of **** clauses)............ give me a spell. It is just cheating and the Industry loses all credibility for the now now attitude and go and be a good boy dispensing of justice.

    It is a slap in the face for everyone who is trying to do their best within the rules.

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  • savethegamesavethegame    2,922 posts
    GLAMOUR said:

    He is part of that special group,who are untouchable,I recall a few weeks back Jim Taylor in a situation with Bonnie Palise,but only got a slap on the wrist

    40--45 years rider was requested to dismount at trackwork for a search. He knocked them outta the way as he head off to the carpark. think his first name was Dimmy. .

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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,710 posts
    Three positive tests reported today alone. Two in Racing one in Harness.

    it's an epidemic.
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  • GLAMOURGLAMOUR    720 posts
    1 in the paper this morning
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  • warrenrobinsonwarrenrobinson    178 posts
    Interesting re Michael Heaton, In harness participants are allowed to abuse, threaten with violence with no case to answer.
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  • spinkingspinking    3,844 posts
    after looking at the beaten jockeys comments after the Nicopolis stakes looked like Willy didnt want to participate in commenting again. Why dont the powers to be say something too him. Or is he above that or 
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  • SLIPPERGOLDENSLIPPERGOLDEN    7,915 posts
    Pacing. As PP reported one of the biggest nights in Victorian Harness racing and only 11 pre race swabs for 12 races.  Super series swabs down from 57.9% to 8.6%

    Hardly if any were from the Emma Stewart factory.

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  • FlandersFlanders    1,259 posts
    DamienWyer said:

    I may have a poor memory but back in the day, perhaps 40 years ago, Stewards ruled Racing with an iron fist. Now they use a feather duster.


    It's pathetic how the sport has changed to allow repeat offenders offence after offence without real world consequences. 

    For organisations such as RWWA who preach shop window dressing to placate non racing interest groups, when presented with an opportunity to tell the entire Industry that verbal abuse by Jockeys, Media employees and licensed Trainers is not acceptable, they again reach for the aloe vera tissues in dispensing appropriate penalties via the Stewards panel who wouldn't make any decision without clear guidelines from RWWA higher ups.

    The drug positives are a joke. Why bother testing? The mitigation defence of time since last offence, good character, personal finance pressures (insert of **** clauses)............ give me a spell. It is just cheating and the Industry loses all credibility for the now now attitude and go and be a good boy dispensing of justice.

    It is a slap in the face for everyone who is trying to do their best within the rules.

    Damien I haven't always agreed with what you've said on here, but this time I couldn't agree more!

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  • MuldoonMuldoon    364 posts
    JayJay said:

    Suspended for 6 weeks I believe.

    Where did you hear that, not seen it mentioned anywhere ?
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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,710 posts
    Flanders said:

    DamienWyer said:

    I may have a poor memory but back in the day, perhaps 40 years ago, Stewards ruled Racing with an iron fist. Now they use a feather duster.


    It's pathetic how the sport has changed to allow repeat offenders offence after offence without real world consequences. 

    For organisations such as RWWA who preach shop window dressing to placate non racing interest groups, when presented with an opportunity to tell the entire Industry that verbal abuse by Jockeys, Media employees and licensed Trainers is not acceptable, they again reach for the aloe vera tissues in dispensing appropriate penalties via the Stewards panel who wouldn't make any decision without clear guidelines from RWWA higher ups.

    The drug positives are a joke. Why bother testing? The mitigation defence of time since last offence, good character, personal finance pressures (insert of **** clauses)............ give me a spell. It is just cheating and the Industry loses all credibility for the now now attitude and go and be a good boy dispensing of justice.

    It is a slap in the face for everyone who is trying to do their best within the rules.

    Damien I haven't always agreed with what you've said on here, but this time I couldn't agree more!
    Thank you for the sentiment Flanders
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