6th June 2009, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Brendon
Sometimes they operate under dumber circumstances. 20 years ago I was a part owner, and not the one with any say. There was a mid week race ideal at Sandown. We would have got 51. But they opted for Kyneton in a lower class. The horse did not travel well, but do you think they would listen? I'm telling you, sometimes there is not a lot of high quality thinking going on.
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Same experience here but in the opposite direction, we had an at best class 4 horse, but the trainer and other partners loved rubbing shoulders with the big boys in the city.
Instead of nominating in winnable races in the bush, off we trotted to city races to make up the numbers.
Got out of the caper as fast as I could, if you can't afford to own a horse and have a say in how it's treated, keep away and save a bundle. |