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i don't know what he is usually like, but he appeared almost disinterested.
maybe because he thought it was frivolous(his involvement) and no hope.
He wouldn't be the first person here, or elsewhere, that has had their lives totally turned on its head by the actions of others. You may think it sounds trite, but the reality is that the best way to get over these events is to move forward.
And no I have not walked in his shoes, but guess what, neither he or you have wallked in mine (and no, I do not want to turn this into a 'my tragedies are worse than yours etc')
But when he moved out he was well clear of WS, who had already copped the interference from BT laying in. HR was not clear of BT when he moved out, but the main interference had already happened
I've been watching, analysing and betting on races for the past thirty years and even prior to that I was just watching races so I have a fair idea how to analyse a race.
The very last show I did for Perth Racing's Singapore live telecasts I tipped four winners and two seconds on an eight race card at Belmont including basically declaring Talk To The Wall at 15bucks and in the same race threw in Rancher's Boy to run a place in my tips and I think from memory it paid 9.20 a place.
I also made Blevvo an eachway special at 9 bucks and if it wasn't Danny Miller riding it, it wins instead of being beaten an eyelash.
So I have no need to establish my credentials to people like you and your cohort Glenmore Park who clearly has many a losing day if he thinks that protest result was the correct decision.
Clearly you don't comprehend what I and other people have been saying or the llkes of Ron Dufficy, arguably the best racing analyst in the country and that is based on upon the available video evidence you could not possibly uphold that protest and I dare say Ron Dufficy is a fair bit better judge than the likes of you and Glenmore Park.
Dufficy went as far as labelling the decision disgraceful on national television or are you going to turn around and say he's got no idea as well.
No one not even JC himself or herself depending upon what your beliefs are, if any, could guarantee that He's Remarkable was the exclusive cause of that interference and you have to be able to prove that beyond doubt to uphold a protest such at that one when the eventual winner has not been directly interfered with by the first past the post horse.
If he had directly interfered with him it's a completely different story that would result in the protest being automatically upheld as long it could be proven that He's Remarkable actually interfered with Luckygray but we're not talking about direct interference we're talking about indirect interference .
The problem with this indirect interference decision is that the stewards have acted upon a numbers of assumptions and pure supposition without any semblance of conclusive vision.
The first thing my editor taught me when I was a cadet journalist at trotwest is to never assume anything as when you assume things you make an ass out of u and me.
The benefit of the doubt always go to the first past the horse especially in this instance when there is more than enough evidence to suggest that Big Ted contributed significantly to the interference.
As a matter of fact the video evidence of that having occurred is far more conclusive than any video evidence produced blaming He's Remarkable and McEvoy for causing the problem.
Again please explain how on earth McEvoy caused the problem when he's in exactly the same position prior to and immediately after the interfence and has not shifted at that stage.
Big Ted's jockey is clearly pulling on the right hand rein to pull him off Waratah's Secret as Big Ted's head is turned to the right and this is happening prior to the interference occurring.
Based upon all of the available video evidence the 2011 Railway Stakes protest decision easily rockets into the Top 5 all time worst protest decisions in Australian racing history and it climbs into the Top 5 with a bullet.
I think this one was written in stone last Saturday and no amount of rehashing the same story or ideas is going to make a reversal of the decision possible.
time to get over it
andrew i read your story by a few who spruiked it on here.
but honestly your boring me.
as far as i am concerned you got a settlement on your case. are you just trying to find a reason to fight again. if so goodluck.
by the way i like the way you joined up the day of the railway its just blah, move on fairy. you look like a tool now crying on.
The point I am trying to get across is that not only could the protest not be upheld on anything resembling a logical basis but that the stewards treated the public, punters and industry participants in a contemptuous and arrogant manner by failing to come out publicly and explain the decision post race, a decision which has potentially huge ramifications for the racing industry.
It certainly is not from IGA.... :wink:
if it wasn't for the 2YO race this card would be worse than a Country meeting on a Thursday
Did Musket win a group race...not a 1 though...
I'd like to offer the following brief comment:
"The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it".
Who said it? Adolf Hitler, former Chancellor of Germany.
For me the proof in the pudding is that both International and Interstate Studs have contacted me in the last month alone to test the waters on the outright sale or relocation of Stallions to WA that have come under pressure due to other commercial decisions being made at those Studs.
So saturated is the marketplace, that if the offered Stallion has had crops to run and hasn't at this point produced a black type runner I immediately decline the offer. If they are yet to stand, as in the case of the most recent International offer, then I will decline that horse as well unless it is a multiple Group 1 winner, and preferably in at least two seperate countries.
I am not in a hurry and it is the biggest buyers marketplace at the moment.
That is why many of our bigger breeders send their mares east to be mated..at a cost..to proven, high class sires.
Personally, a breeder is the last thing I would want to be.
BUT, we can't do without them..they are the guys that take the big punt...so, hats off to them.
On a more serious note they quite rightly pointed out as I already have that the stewards further exacerbated the situation by not coming out and immediately explaining their reasoning behind their decision as this has become the regular practice now in Melbourne and Sydney.
They also pointed out while you might not always agree with their decisionsTerry Bailey and Ray Murrihy invariably front the media and provide an explanation of how they came to that decision.
For Brad Lewis to fail to come out and provide an explanation as I have already stated on several occasions was clearly the incorrect way to handle the matter and and his actions were arrogant and contemptuous of the 25,000 strong crowd, punters throughout Australia, the media and industry participants.
The connections would/have been given an explanation, and that's all that is probably required. The hearing was for all to see (and I assume that it can be seen elsewhere). The issue here is for RWWA. If they deem that the enquiry/protest was dealt with according to their guidelines, then they are going to be satisfied with the outcome. If this was not dealt with appropriately, then they have to act accordingly (ie changing personnel, issuing a statement etc).
It would seem that RWWA are happy with the way things were handled. The public will cry Is that good enough?...probably not. Is that just?....again, probably not. But they are the governing body. The stewards are in charge of the final decision and they have been trusted to perform this duty according to a set of guidelines and a process. There isnt anything personal here, they have acted appropriately it would seem by their employer RWWA.
Right or wrong, that's how I see it. For the record I don't think it should have been upheld and that's my opinion.
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