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West Australian Racing
thefalcon
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i remember a wet winters day at belmont park (as it was then). a horse named nowa nowa won, ridden by george woods. dad and i were watching them come in. george looked like thunder, chucked the reins at the strapper and was cursing under his breath..i said something along the lines of "whats wrong with uncle george?" dad said it looked like its come up on them and george couldn't do anything about it.
i then learnt about hooking them, george was a master at it thats why he was so p*ssed off. don't forget there were no cctv cameras, grainy replays, stewards at a number of towers around the course armed only with binoculars.
a few of the lads were pros at giving them a run, jack ingram, bernie duggan and more than a few more...very hard to do today...then it was all part of the game and i reckon the stewards knew and only acted on a blatant case and a couple a year to keep face.
no bloody appeals in those days, been known that stewards give penalty as the jock is unsaddling..."finish your commitments for today mr. .......and you then have a .... week suspension. come to the office after the last race and we will explain our decision".
weak as water today..."sir i have an engagement for hairy legs in the epsom in 3 weeks, can i start then". "yeah OK" says a 2021 steward. earlier it would have been "what the f**k...pull the other one..no bloody way.."
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Your last paragraph is spot on. This is exactly what happens in racing. If this happened in the AFL they would burn it to the ground
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Yes I remember that happening now that you mention it. Don't reckon it happens now though. It bloody should