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MinesACorona likes this post.
Future nomination haha
shothru dislikes this post.
Is that why the stewards just accept the continued scratchings reasons being due to future nomination and don't visit the stables to conduct a vet exam?
Jockeysroom, MinesACorona, Gray likes this post.
The horse - a young horse in her first campaign - has trained off...
Jog on.
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Would buy that, here's the but she's scratched for the last 3 weeks. What's the big secret. We are all supportive of the filly.
Had abscess.
Has been slow to recover fully from it.
Has had the shits with that (all the extra attention etc) in the interim so now going to the paddock.
It's nothing to do with the filly @Tivers, more to do with the way Dmac has gone about it.
Not being clairvoyant ?
No not that... first scratching was a 24 hour abscess, bar shoe on. But that wasn't the reason for the scratching... it was a future nomination.
2nd scratching... future nomination. In your words "95% right last week, 99% right this week". So what was it?
3rd scratching... ? In your words "Horse has trained off"
None of this had done other connections any good- i have no doubt her presence and the kind of talk from Dmac like on the Wednesday b4 one of the races "she's head and shoulders above them" decimated the noms and/or final field sizes, only for your horse to scratch. Kills turnover as well.
It's your option to nom and scratch as much as you like of course but in my opinion if there was some open and transparent communication to the media, it is a much better look than what looks like playing games with people. Not how I'd go about it but i guess that doesn't mean I'm right, just my two bobs.
Possibly a good outcome for you guys in the end- she can go for a good break and furnish even more, I'm sure you've got much bigger fish to fry, best of luck.
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Didn't know the "conflict of interest" scenario. Seems unusual. I'm sure trainers can't moonlight as stewards, unless that's a terrible comparison. Probably getting off track here
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I wish i could "like" this post more than once!
Agree 100% with all of that.
Nobody anywhere here said the horse should have run, nor wished her any harm. The points being made were relating to the trainer and his approach.
Best first post ever.
MinesACorona likes this post.
Horse welfare should be 100% first and foremost. Re the horse involved it seem's the trainer has been spoon feeding bs to everyone. If they knew the horse wasn't right why the frequent nomination's and boastful comments. Then scratching with "future nomination" as the reason
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Not the trainers fault these people have no intestinal fortitude. Nominate, run, take a risk, stop sleeping with the light on.
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In my opinion he did himself no good from an image perspective, nor the horse's reputation for soundness (if she was ever on the market for example). Not that I think she's got issues but it wasn't the best few weeks you must admit and it has to at least raise eyebrows.
For mine, Dmac came across like he thinks he's above the rest of his peers in the sport here. Maybe he does have that opinion of himself anyway and some of you might like that but many don't.
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