MARTIN WATTERS: Reason stumbles at the last

December 1st, 2009

It wasn't just 150 years of passion and tradition that was taken out the back and shot last week when Racing Victoria decided to ban jumps racing.

The voice of reason was also put down. In a jerk of the knee the long-suffering industry was shunned rehabilitation and instead given its last rites in a cruel blow to owners, trainers, jockeys and especially horses.

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