Sunnyhillboy



by a nostril

should always back each way in races like this.at least you`d pick something up

Nah, all or nothing me

Well 3 horses + not 1 placed.Bet Synchronised at last min

I'm hearing Synchronised and According to Pete have been put down

Yeah must say i turn away when i see them falling but prob going to be another front page headline again tomorrow.

woo hooo i won \o/

and i got 4th.... only £1 each way... but it pays for tonights curry and leaves me with plenty of change.

50 quid in my pocket.

Surprised that oli30045 hasn't been on here bragging...

Horse racing must be on it's last legs surely. The health & safety/animal rights activists really do have a point. The volume of sacrificed horses is far too high to be ignored.

Could the sport not find a way to ensure horses with broken legs (Which seem to be responsible for 90% of the fatalities) don't need to be put down?

A horse cannot stand on three legs, nor can it lie down for 12-16 weeks. I needs to be able to stand immediately after surgery. If it has to continue to lie down, it will become stressed and thrash around and maybe damage the leg more.

The leg can be 'fixed' but the horse doesn't understand and simply will not just sit back and let it heal.

It's actually done out of mercy, it's a long drawn out and extremely stressful time for the horse which in its self can cause the horse to die.

My sisters horse had to be put to sleep after an accident in the trainers yard, it was an absolute tragic event which he went through, granted myself and my family love the sport of kings but just recent i have begin to have my eyes opened to the business side of it.

I had 5th place at 100/1 today but hand on heart i think today has been my last bet. I know horses come and go and in reality trainers and owners unless the animal is winning do not give a rats ass about them.

Horses are insured and i am certain that this reason that if the animal is injured they are put to sleep.

Vets do advise as to the extent of of any injury and do advise trainers and owners about there future and what kind of life they will lead.

Horses when they retire if they go through there career without mishap lead a life of luxury moving onto other things showjumping/dressage etc

Race horses lead a brilliant life being treated to the best of the best ( i have seen this )

I was saddened again by todays events and after seeing Mccoy being unseated before the race my dad and i agreed that he should not start, again A P shown the fence to the horse and he was unsettled so HE should not have started, but to the trainer there was to much riding on the animal not to start.

It is a crying shame that the favourite was put to sleep after winning such a recent prestigous event, as well as the other outsider.