New Posts For Thread: Very sad loss of two horses at Southwellhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwellKelly's Eye and Maakirr.Condolences to connections.r.i.pvery sadhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537544843#537544843r.i.pvery sadMon, 20 Jan 2014 16:24:08 -0600very sad to hear of the fatalities today, i totally agree we have to look at the stalls and find better ones but i have to say the standard of the stall handlers in uk today is shocking, there seems to be no urgency to load them up as quick as possibhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537544819#537544819very sad to hear of the fatalities today, i totally agree we have to look at the stalls and find better ones but i have to say the standard of the stall handlers in uk today is shocking, there seems to be no urgency to load them up as quick as possibMon, 20 Jan 2014 16:22:59 -0600The Knight, your idea sounds the perfect solution with a permanent sponsorship of the stalls by whoever funded it. But you can bet the on-the-day sponsor wouldn't stand for it, usual racing politics at work and working against the benefit of racing.Chttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537543143#537543143The Knight, your idea sounds the perfect solution with a permanent sponsorship of the stalls by whoever funded it. But you can bet the on-the-day sponsor wouldn't stand for it, usual racing politics at work and working against the benefit of racing.CMon, 20 Jan 2014 15:20:20 -0600Apparently Kellys Eye suffered a suspected fractured skull. The owners decided it was kinder to put the poor animal out of any further distress.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537542245#537542245Apparently Kellys Eye suffered a suspected fractured skull. The owners decided it was kinder to put the poor animal out of any further distress.Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:30:49 -0600swiftniftyYou are totally spot on. Too many horses nowadays are not trained enough for stalls entry and the stalls remain alien to them throughout their careers.But, on the other hand, abroad (US in particular) have wider stalls and less problems. Wehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537542231#537542231swiftniftyYou are totally spot on. Too many horses nowadays are not trained enough for stalls entry and the stalls remain alien to them throughout their careers.But, on the other hand, abroad (US in particular) have wider stalls and less problems. WeMon, 20 Jan 2014 14:29:36 -0600swiftniftyYou are totally spot on. Too many horses nowadays are not trained enough for stalls entry and the stalls remain alien to them throughout their careers.But, on the other hand, abroad (US in particular) have wider stalls and less problems. Wehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537542229#537542229swiftniftyYou are totally spot on. Too many horses nowadays are not trained enough for stalls entry and the stalls remain alien to them throughout their careers.But, on the other hand, abroad (US in particular) have wider stalls and less problems. WeMon, 20 Jan 2014 14:29:35 -0600Very sad to see. Was looking forward to Kelly's Eye going back to Ripon this summer. I just hope they weren't too hasty in writing him off and he wasn't just very badly knocked out. I can't say i really saw the rearing incident but if it involved thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537541473#537541473Very sad to see. Was looking forward to Kelly's Eye going back to Ripon this summer. I just hope they weren't too hasty in writing him off and he wasn't just very badly knocked out. I can't say i really saw the rearing incident but if it involved thMon, 20 Jan 2014 13:46:28 -0600Feel gutted now after that race, losing bets mean nothing to me...............https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537541325#537541325Feel gutted now after that race, losing bets mean nothing to me...............Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:37:42 -0600always sadand always looks really bad when they get stuck under stalls like kellys eyehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537538809#537538809always sadand always looks really bad when they get stuck under stalls like kellys eyeMon, 20 Jan 2014 10:25:21 -0600Very tragic, you feel for all the connections especially for the stable staff who look after the horses. These people go into racing because they love horses when they lose one it's like losing a good friend.Although I would have been happy to lose ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30181857/very-sad-loss-of-two-horses-at-southwell?post_id=537538687#537538687Very tragic, you feel for all the connections especially for the stable staff who look after the horses. These people go into racing because they love horses when they lose one it's like losing a good friend.Although I would have been happy to lose aMon, 20 Jan 2014 10:16:43 -0600