Rich Ricci serves you right

Oh dear an investment banker who got it wrong

No change then

Barclays banker, good to see they can lose at something as bonuses dont seem to depend on good performance like for the rest of us in the real world.

Having watched that today, I really don't see what evidence there is that she would have won the CH.  A length and a half second to More Of That (in receipt of 7lb) is probably how good she is.  That might actually turn out to be very good.  If the horse wasn't a mare, none of this lionising would have gone on.

This time next year, Ee. This time next year. All of Ricci's superb novices won't be babies any longer. Vautor, Faugheen, Champagne F, Ballycasey. He should consider sending horses to UK trainers.

Pont Alexander, Djakadam, the list goes on!

What a stupid post - slating a man who has brought us the best performance at this year's festival (Vautour). Yes, you can disagree with bankers' pay. But  at least he's putting it into the  game we  love.

jealousy is an awful affliction.what do you want?him to stay in the states and all the good horses to stay in france?as far as im concerned hes a breath of fresh air.

No try again, it doesnt make up for the misery inflicted on others by bankers actions, affecting normal people's lifestyles badly, that some of that cash goes back into racing...

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What a stupid post - slating a man who has brought us the best performance at this year's festival (Vautour). Yes, you can disagree with bankers' pay. But  at least he's putting it into the  game we  love.

I guess with a name like cryoftruth, you knew that you'd spend your time whinging even before your very first post...
P.S. it's not likely that the Champion Hurdle will never be won by walking and I doubt that Rich ever reads your posts so I wouldn't bother addressing him directly...

I think reminding people that fw's like Ricci made their money from the disgusting rip off industry that is investment banking at the expense of ordinary people is fair game.

No single banker has been sent to prison in spite of scandal after scandal.

Look at a few facts about this banker.

We know Rich Ricci was born in 1964. Where exactly though? That’s a bit less clear. Some believe it was somewhere on the east coast, while others hold it was in Nebraska.
What can be said with certainty is where he went to college: Ricci got his bachelor’s degree in finance from Creighton University in Nebraska. Considering that the man is worth upwards of £100 million, it’s a bit peculiar that, according to a profile in The Independent, the “small Jesuit university slap bang in the middle of the United States deems him unworthy of a mention in its list of notable alumni.”
He was neither a trader nor an investment banker before Barclays. Unlike most Wall Street executives, Ricci’s rise began with stints in the operations, finance and technology departments at the Banks of Boston and New England. Only in 1994 did he join Bob Diamond at BMZ, the name under which Barclays investment banking division traded at the time.
Ricci loves raising horses—he and his wife own 40 horses in total—but his true passion is entering them in Irish horse races. When asked about why he prefers to race his horses in Ireland rather than in, say, England where he lives, Ricci responded: “I often get calls from trainers in England wondering why I don’t have horses in training there, considering I’m based in England, but I just love Irish racing. The people are fantastic, the atmosphere is really good and the prize-money is still attractive. My wife and I get a real buzz from it.”
He also loves Sarah Palin. Or did in 2008, when he donated a total of 17,000 to senator John Mccain’s failed White House bid.
He’s a fat cat in a hat. After The Independent ran the headline “Who’s The Fat Cat in The Hat?” in reference to him, he didn’t flinch. Instead, he went ahead and named one of his racehorses fatcatinahat.
He wants to be left alone. When asked about Ricci’s penchant for keeping his private life a secret, a director at Barclays once said: ”He’s bald and he gets **** done, that’s all we know.”
Ricci pocketed a monstrous £44 million in 2010, only £700,000 of which came from his actual salary. The Barclays executive raked in £3.35 million from a long-term incentive award, £9 million in bonuses and £30 million in shares. And this came only weeks after the bank promised the British government it would show restraint. Barclays simply couldn’t resist returning the favor for his oversight of the Lehman Brothers acquisition, which many have since dubbed the “deal of the century.”
He was photographed buying a euromillions lottery ticket, which is mildly shocking considering that the jackpot of £92 million is likely less than his net worth—estimated at over £100 million.
He may be the quickest slinger in the west. After being handed 5.7 million shares last month, Ricci sold them immediately, raking in over £17 million before Barclays’ stock fell later that week.

cry of truth your logic is rather funny.rich obviously is very rich.hes a self made man.fair play to him.he done nothing illegal.he spends his money freely on his passion which is nh horses.as i result he has raised the bar for everyone.you resent him because hes successful.pure and simple.i never met him but if i did id shake his hand and thank him for enriching all nh fans lives..

well done willie for fleecing and conning this vile creature who dares walks this planet without being dragged around tied to the back of an s.u.v ,willie is fighting back for the little man who this individual as conned and fleeced for years - lets hope he talks him into entering the grand national with annie power.

agreed

Ricci pocketed a monstrous £44 million in 2010, only £700,000 of which came from his actual salary. The Barclays executive raked in £3.35 million from a long-term incentive award, £9 million in bonuses and £30 million in shares. And this came only weeks after the bank promised the British government it would show restraint

scum bag FACT

me and millions of others paid for his fcuking horses....

Whilst arguing strongly that they chose the wrong race it was their right to do so. Every time I've seen the chap interviewed he comes across well with a good sense of humour and he's putting a fortune into the game. Of course there will always be people envious of anybody with money and feel they have the right to be moral arbiters of who can have what. Shame they were born a few centuries too late for the inquisition.

A bizarre thread. He's a scumbag because he made millions in banking??

Really serves him right for having 2 winners and a 2nd at the festival as well.....

what about the millions the royal family take from the british tax payer every year?

how many hundreds of millions do they generate through tourism?

I must admit to being a little surprised about Willie's post race comment. He clearly doesn't see her as a 3 mile horse and if she isn't that then she isn't a three and a quarter horse either.

I'm no big fan of bankers but there is a lot of jealousy in this thread I think. I wouldn't consider it a waste of a season EE. She has won numerous races and there is still Aintree & Punchestown to go. Problem with the NH is people get far too caught up in the hype of Cheltenham and before you know it it's all over. She ran the best race of her career and bumped into one. It happens. She's had a very good season.