New Posts For Thread: Kauto Star RIPhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-ripThanks for the memories!!Kauto Star was the great champion he was because of the brilliant handling by Nicholls / Baker / Cook and especially Walsh who helped him jump superbly whilst most of the time being able to cope with the odd mistake he could throw in and get him pasthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545385679#545385679Kauto Star was the great champion he was because of the brilliant handling by Nicholls / Baker / Cook and especially Walsh who helped him jump superbly whilst most of the time being able to cope with the odd mistake he could throw in and get him pastSat, 04 Jul 2015 06:37:31 -0500"but I find the way CS handled things in the rift incredibly poor, and to see Laura Collett tweeting pictures from her photo shoot straight after a token message about Kauto was absolutely vile."agree with that, I don't think Laura Collett had the sahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545385151#545385151"but I find the way CS handled things in the rift incredibly poor, and to see Laura Collett tweeting pictures from her photo shoot straight after a token message about Kauto was absolutely vile."agree with that, I don't think Laura Collett had the saSat, 04 Jul 2015 05:51:20 -0500This spat wasn't about the horse's welfare. It was about PN's need to assert his control over the horse's future. One and the same thing in many people's eyes. It may be that PN was/is over-controlling, but his handling of Kauto Star was exceptionalhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545384539#545384539This spat wasn't about the horse's welfare. It was about PN's need to assert his control over the horse's future. One and the same thing in many people's eyes. It may be that PN was/is over-controlling, but his handling of Kauto Star was exceptionalSat, 04 Jul 2015 04:40:45 -0500The myth that sells racing: how these people love their horses. What about the countless useless 2yos that go to the glue factory - did their owners love them too?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545376397#545376397The myth that sells racing: how these people love their horses. What about the countless useless 2yos that go to the glue factory - did their owners love them too?Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:05:34 -0500Yet more bollox. Owners generally love their horses, as well as paying the bills. This spat wasn't about the horse's welfare. It was about PN's need to assert his control over the horse's future. He was able to do so publicly because his relationshiphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545368553#545368553Yet more bollox. Owners generally love their horses, as well as paying the bills. This spat wasn't about the horse's welfare. It was about PN's need to assert his control over the horse's future. He was able to do so publicly because his relationshipFri, 03 Jul 2015 02:07:23 -0500he who pays the piper calls the tuneIndeed - as you say racing is full of sentimental nonsense covering up the fact the horses are merely tools - like a plumber's wrench. The welfare of the horses always comes a distant second to the welfare (and esphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545368529#545368529he who pays the piper calls the tuneIndeed - as you say racing is full of sentimental nonsense covering up the fact the horses are merely tools - like a plumber's wrench. The welfare of the horses always comes a distant second to the welfare (and espFri, 03 Jul 2015 01:55:39 -0500Yeah saw Chapmans snide remarks on twitter Re: Royal Auclair being moved from Pipe....utter guff that has nothing to do with the current situation. The current situation came about cos Nicholls somehow saw his stable as being entitled to keep the horhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545365255#545365255Yeah saw Chapmans snide remarks on twitter Re: Royal Auclair being moved from Pipe....utter guff that has nothing to do with the current situation. The current situation came about cos Nicholls somehow saw his stable as being entitled to keep the horThu, 02 Jul 2015 16:08:53 -0500like Matt Chapman?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545365069#545365069like Matt Chapman?Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:50:15 -0500You get a load of sentimental bollox on here but this topic takes the biscuit.spot on....Only matched by the b*llox spouted by those paranoid clowns who think there is more to the story than is being stated and want it "Investigated".https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545365041#545365041You get a load of sentimental bollox on here but this topic takes the biscuit.spot on....Only matched by the b*llox spouted by those paranoid clowns who think there is more to the story than is being stated and want it "Investigated".Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:47:17 -0500Noone in racing seems interested in finding out what happened here and why would they, they've all got their noses in the trough. A shabby end for racing's greatest star is bad PR and bad for business.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30537133/kauto-star-rip?post_id=545360917#545360917Noone in racing seems interested in finding out what happened here and why would they, they've all got their noses in the trough. A shabby end for racing's greatest star is bad PR and bad for business.Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:06:27 -0500