New Posts For Thread: Richard Hughes?????????? You are a disgrace To Racinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racingI hope you bump into the wrong person someday...........Extract from BHA rules for riders:45.1.1 ride his horse throughout the race in such a way that he can be seen to have made agenuine attempt to obtain from his horse timely, real and substantial efforts to achieve the bestpossible placing, and45.1.2 thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644559#540644559Extract from BHA rules for riders:45.1.1 ride his horse throughout the race in such a way that he can be seen to have made agenuine attempt to obtain from his horse timely, real and substantial efforts to achieve the bestpossible placing, and45.1.2 tSat, 26 Jul 2014 14:19:56 -0500if they banned Hughes he'd hand in his licence like he did the last time. He is a cry-ba when the roses in his garden are'nt blooming......https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644509#540644509if they banned Hughes he'd hand in his licence like he did the last time. He is a cry-ba when the roses in his garden are'nt blooming......Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:16:54 -0500easy gold is correct its not their jobs to be judge and jury , no one wants a horse flogged to bits , but the rules are ride out for best possible finishing position end of chapter !https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644319#540644319easy gold is correct its not their jobs to be judge and jury , no one wants a horse flogged to bits , but the rules are ride out for best possible finishing position end of chapter !Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:02:46 -0500Mac understands.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644309#540644309Mac understands.Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:02:22 -0500if the horse has nothing to offer you cant expect jockey to beat it with the whiphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644307#540644307if the horse has nothing to offer you cant expect jockey to beat it with the whipSat, 26 Jul 2014 14:02:19 -0500It's not a case of not flogging it,themighty..It's a case of 'folding' and not riding to the finish.If the connections of 2 year olds don't want their steed to be pushed to the line,perhaps they shouldn't race two year olds.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644297#540644297It's not a case of not flogging it,themighty..It's a case of 'folding' and not riding to the finish.If the connections of 2 year olds don't want their steed to be pushed to the line,perhaps they shouldn't race two year olds.Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:01:30 -0500Can understand frustration but they don`t run them for us.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644279#540644279Can understand frustration but they don`t run them for us.Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:59:26 -0500There are many rides where jockeys give a runner 'not a hard time' once beaten.In Hong Kong or Australia they would be suspended for 6 months for such a ride.There is no enforcement of the rules here.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644277#540644277There are many rides where jockeys give a runner 'not a hard time' once beaten.In Hong Kong or Australia they would be suspended for 6 months for such a ride.There is no enforcement of the rules here.Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:59:07 -0500If I owned a 2-y-o and the jockey flogged it, when well beaten, on it`s second run to get 3rd place, I wouldn`t be happy.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644273#540644273If I owned a 2-y-o and the jockey flogged it, when well beaten, on it`s second run to get 3rd place, I wouldn`t be happy.Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:58:54 -0500Newsouth.....I probably started all those threads........ but still nothing done....... and have sent many e-mails to BHA and they still reply in favour of the rider........ I`m sure other punters have got in touch with them.......It`s not about whenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30313907/richard-hughes-you-are-a-disgrace-to-racing?post_id=540644265#540644265Newsouth.....I probably started all those threads........ but still nothing done....... and have sent many e-mails to BHA and they still reply in favour of the rider........ I`m sure other punters have got in touch with them.......It`s not about whenSat, 26 Jul 2014 13:57:29 -0500