Jamie Spencer: Yet another own goal by British Racing

Sheikh Fahad's dream ffs

Jamie Spencer also worrying tonight about the punters "The rules are hard to obey right now,so much happens in a race at 40mph,the prize money is bad enough without losing punters confidence also"

Considering Frank's ride on Cape Blanco the other week he is the last person who should be commenting on this issue imo...

What the jockeys are saying.

James Rogers
The games is gone :(

Johnny Farrelly
Richard hughes has got sum balls think we all should back him up

David Crosse
All well an good Hughsie handing in lience,we need more big names following suit!It's fine the small fish doing it but we need the Big names
U know who you are,, small Fish just waiting to Follow!

Nicky Mackay
It's all gone very Pete tong. Take a bow Richard Hughes


James Millman: As for hughsie, 15days for hittin horse x1 too much? Does tht warrant missin Breeders Cup? Racin has major issues b4 its big day!

Lester Piggott: Did you say there was a spare ride going in the breeders Cup?"

Piggott AD

Very good AD - the LP quote I mean!

Lester Piggott: Did you say there was a spare ride going in the breeders Cup?"

brilliant

I thought the rules dont apply to another country ???

Jamie Spencer also worrying tonight about the punters "The rules are hard to obey right now,so much happens in a race at 40mph,the prize money is bad enough without losing punters confidence also"

OMFG......

...they would have more confidence if there were more than 3 proper triers for every 10 that run.

rules dont but bans you get do

Ibrahima Sonko     13 Oct 11 21:38 
I thought the rules dont apply to another country ??? It's a worldwide ban plus it's hard to ride in another country if you have no licence.

I knew the Piggott comment was a wind up....he only uses his computer now to do his tax returns.

Different class the Piggott comment

more jockey commentsWill Kennedy
This is unbelievable, Richard Hughes handing in is licence a very very sad day for the sport I love. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE

Jemma Marshall
Richard Hughes absolute legend!!!!! Take a bow, total respect!!!!

That's all well and good Johnny but until Dettori, Fallon, Fortune the Hills bros add their weight we are not going to get where we want quickly enough...

edward creighton
Every jockey lets march on the bha offices whips in hand like the French revolution ! Give them a good belt on the ass.

SeanBoyce Oh don't be asking me tricky questions , i think RH is right and i think the BHA are right.

hills bros?

surely boycie not sitting on the fence again

reve (I know) - frighteningly the Hills brothers are two of the senior figures in the weighing room.

aviboyd - either that or hughes uses his spotlight in the mass media to good effect and takes a dozen smacks on his bare arse with an air cushioned whip to prove it doesn't hurt.

in all seriousness I think a large majority of jockeys trainers and owners speaking out will be sufficient for a u-turn

Johnny - I like your thinking a lot.  Struthers job at the BHA may be up for grabs soon, you should get it for that idea alone imo...

Nah he didn't really say that he said
sean boyce
Hughes has acted without much deliberation and with no hard evidence to support his stance. Exactly as the rule change did. Your move BHA

Luke Morris
Well said Richard Hughes ! #someoneneededtotakeastand

Some more twitters


Derek Thompson

What a waste of a brilliant talent. Customers in coral's in ayr want r hughes on the horse's back! So do I!



Bill Ratcliffe

Jockeys racing for small % of dreadful prize money, high fuel prices but now they are prevented from even earning that. Need common sense!


Ed Vaughan

Why has racing to change rules to accommodate a small minority of people who do nothing for the sport,only to run it down??



Mr Jim McGrath





Ch4 J.McGrath ot Jamie Osborne re;Did no one warn the BHA what would happen with it's whip ban timing
Don't know, not in the loop now but several of the journos warned them (BHA)that launching when they did was asking for trouble.

nice to see toilet thompson hijacking a serious issue to get the plug in for his bookie paymasters

Pity Spencer didn't pick the stick up when he rode Dorbak first time out this year.

Bruce Millington Forget the intricacies for a sec & think how bad this headline looks: 'Jockeys strike over new rules limiting how often they can whip horses'

James Millman TO Bruce Millington 'well u seem 2 think jockeys views are unimportant judged by ur comments as 'editor' last few days so wont matter?'

Hills brothers hand in their licence at last