New Posts For Thread: jockeys STRIKE.......let them........hope they are careful though...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though...if there is a hint they are striking in order to whip more ot keep the status quo then they will lose any support from the wider public very quickly........and i suspect there will be those that say "who cares what the wider public think"......welDidnt I hear Simon Holt say that Aintree sales were up 27%, the wider general public could not care less about the whip. It was not a welfare issue and Darley and the BHA should all resign.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511520381#511520381Didnt I hear Simon Holt say that Aintree sales were up 27%, the wider general public could not care less about the whip. It was not a welfare issue and Darley and the BHA should all resign.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:24:04 -0500If we had more non white jockeys and trainers this wouldn't be happening.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511519683#511519683If we had more non white jockeys and trainers this wouldn't be happening.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:04:24 -0500a long term jockeys strike could be interesting. I'd imagine with no races to run in some horses will have to be dealt with quickly and effieciently as a cost saving. :( grim now that would be a real public disaster for the BHA....should never havehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511519601#511519601a long term jockeys strike could be interesting. I'd imagine with no races to run in some horses will have to be dealt with quickly and effieciently as a cost saving. :( grim now that would be a real public disaster for the BHA....should never haveSat, 22 Oct 2011 08:01:46 -0500They barely get a page on most days now Ramruna, bar saturdays, so i wouldnt say the Editors give it much space at all now.Probably due to the ridiculous amount of meetingshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511517913#511517913They barely get a page on most days now Ramruna, bar saturdays, so i wouldnt say the Editors give it much space at all now.Probably due to the ridiculous amount of meetingsSat, 22 Oct 2011 07:19:25 -0500Something else jockeys need to be careful about: saying the public only cares one day of the year.Newspaper editors might wonder why they give racing so much space, if their readers only care one day in April.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511517671#511517671Something else jockeys need to be careful about: saying the public only cares one day of the year.Newspaper editors might wonder why they give racing so much space, if their readers only care one day in April.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:12:54 -0500https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511517253#511517253Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:00:05 -0500- it's an idea we are obliged to forward to the BHA imo.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511517239#511517239- it's an idea we are obliged to forward to the BHA imo.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:59:35 -0500i like that Av....rename it "furry mammoth" racing as well.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511517087#511517087i like that Av....rename it "furry mammoth" racing as well.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:54:43 -0500renge - let friends grow very furry, allow no trimming of their coats and any whipping will be cushioned thus causing no discomfort whatsoever...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511516977#511516977renge - let friends grow very furry, allow no trimming of their coats and any whipping will be cushioned thus causing no discomfort whatsoever...Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:51:20 -0500A great amount of the horse population going abroad, either to race or on plates???The wider public only really give a bollox on one day a yearhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28603831/jockeys-strikelet-themhope-they-are-careful-though?post_id=511516967#511516967A great amount of the horse population going abroad, either to race or on plates???The wider public only really give a bollox on one day a yearSat, 22 Oct 2011 06:50:43 -0500