New Posts For Thread: GN weights out.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-outNo fancy yet for me.its all relative isnt it ...imagine showing the grand national to folk in palastine and saying " look how cruel this is " ......or how many people say the national is cruel yet buy the cheapest , horrible chicken take aways and their wife splatters shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563821161#563821161its all relative isnt it ...imagine showing the grand national to folk in palastine and saying " look how cruel this is " ......or how many people say the national is cruel yet buy the cheapest , horrible chicken take aways and their wife splatters sWed, 21 Feb 2024 17:27:56 -0600I have not missed a Grand National for over 50 Years nothing could touch it for excitement but i think it has just about had it's Day. It still gets massive crowds but i think the fatalities will finish the Race for good in the end.Attitudes are chanhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563821139#563821139I have not missed a Grand National for over 50 Years nothing could touch it for excitement but i think it has just about had it's Day. It still gets massive crowds but i think the fatalities will finish the Race for good in the end.Attitudes are chanWed, 21 Feb 2024 16:57:19 -0600Had its day cos woke Got involved turned it into hurdle raceI don’t want see horses die But **** me every think in life been diluted to the Maxhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563820379#563820379Had its day cos woke Got involved turned it into hurdle raceI don’t want see horses die But **** me every think in life been diluted to the MaxWed, 21 Feb 2024 12:17:28 -0600For me, this race has long since had its day. I started watching in 1960 and saw every National until about 5 years ago. I couldn't tell you a single winner since then, or any that ran in the race.It's a pity that racing can't find some other way tohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563820321#563820321For me, this race has long since had its day. I started watching in 1960 and saw every National until about 5 years ago. I couldn't tell you a single winner since then, or any that ran in the race.It's a pity that racing can't find some other way toWed, 21 Feb 2024 11:52:07 -0600Agree entirely, I always find myself cringing when I try to defend it to my friends by saying, "They are treated like kings and they love doing it" luckily, as yet, no-one has come back to me and said, "If you were able to explain the risks involvedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563820179#563820179Agree entirely, I always find myself cringing when I try to defend it to my friends by saying, "They are treated like kings and they love doing it" luckily, as yet, no-one has come back to me and said, "If you were able to explain the risks involvedWed, 21 Feb 2024 11:26:35 -0600The G/N is great for the animal rights groups as it highlights their argument for banning racing wether there is fatalities or not.Its a gift to them that keeps giving every April.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563820165#563820165The G/N is great for the animal rights groups as it highlights their argument for banning racing wether there is fatalities or not.Its a gift to them that keeps giving every April.Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:24:14 -0600Horse racing is attritional, especially jumps. Either you think it's justifiable, follow it/bet on it. Or you don't have anything to do with it. Personally I think it is quite difficult to justify. But I can't have it both ways, so take the rough withttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563820105#563820105Horse racing is attritional, especially jumps. Either you think it's justifiable, follow it/bet on it. Or you don't have anything to do with it. Personally I think it is quite difficult to justify. But I can't have it both ways, so take the rough witWed, 21 Feb 2024 11:14:00 -0600List of equine fatalities in the Grand NationalArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBecher's Brook, historically the most dangerous fence. By William Barnes Wollen, 1890.This is a list of equine fatalities in the Ghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563820035#563820035List of equine fatalities in the Grand NationalArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBecher's Brook, historically the most dangerous fence. By William Barnes Wollen, 1890.This is a list of equine fatalities in the GWed, 21 Feb 2024 10:47:55 -0600The usp of the GN was that is was so different to anything else. You didn't need to understand horse racing to enjoy it, and it was a family event. Most of us would have grown up having a bet on it. They can't do anything about the general societal thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563819927#563819927The usp of the GN was that is was so different to anything else. You didn't need to understand horse racing to enjoy it, and it was a family event. Most of us would have grown up having a bet on it. They can't do anything about the general societal tWed, 21 Feb 2024 10:20:47 -0600Yes definitely the case Longbridge. The older brigade are not being replaced by new blood - well certainly not during the weekhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31832741/gn-weights-out?post_id=563819855#563819855Yes definitely the case Longbridge. The older brigade are not being replaced by new blood - well certainly not during the weekWed, 21 Feb 2024 09:59:12 -0600