Hands up anyone who thought impossible123 was going to post:

"oi, get the racing back on ASAP, FFS."

No, me neither.

Looks like the footie is going to be off

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11194757/Premier-League
-clubs-believe-weekends-games-certain-postponed.html

So no doubt the racing will be off too.

Impossible - I understand your point but respect can be planned and shown based on the State Funeral date. As per my post, I seriously doubt she would have wanted the Leger cancelled, or even a following days racing for reasons I posted previously.

BHB press release https://www.britishhorseracing.com/press_releases/bha-statement-her-majesty-the-queen/ "A further announcement will be made tomorrow [Friday]  as to when racing will resume, together with additional information detailing how the sport will continue to mark the passing of Her Majesty The Queen."

Telegraph 20:32 "Horse racing, which had a particularly close affinity with the Queen, was the first sport to confirm there would be no meetings at all. "It is right, therefore, that all racing is suspended for Friday and Saturday as we begin to grieve Her Majesty’s passing and remember her extraordinary life and contribution to our sport and our nation," the British Horseracing Authority said."

So which is correct?

There doesn't appear to be anything yet on the BHS press release page RE: Saturday, but no reason to doubt the Telegraph on this

https://www.britishhorseracing.com/news-media/press-releases/

A very, very sad event.

BUT, what really irritates me is how much of the possible cancellations of this that and the other we may well now see will be because of political correctness and nobody wanting to be open to criticism on social media and not out of genuine respect.

OK, Racing was the Queen's sport and so let's see Friday and Saturday and Sunday off with the Leger rerouted to the following weekend. Racing should then resume on Monday and obviously not be held on the day of the funeral. To shut down to after the funeral is overkill and the Queen would not have wanted it.

However, in a near faultless reign perhaps the Queen really should have handed over to Charles five years ago and then guided him a bit. She should also have made it clear that she did not want the overkill and drama the media will be whipping up relentlessly now. Had she abdicated benignly a while back we may have been spared some of the trauma of the next few days where the media go berserk.

The Queen was a lovely lady and a brilliant representative of the UK, but with her passing I do think the Monarchy has come to the end of its time now. Life is just too different for us to regard a group of people who, by  luck of birth, are regarded as superior to the rest of us.

Lastly, why on earth the racing channels could not have simply told us racing was abandoned instead of just going off air is beyond me.

The UK media is a bl**dy menace nowadays with is OTT carry on and its often inaccurate reporting.

How is stopping thousands of people enjoying themselves deemed to be the best way of showing respect? Those making the decisions need reminding this is 2022, not 1922. 

Why pick on sport? Are all entertainment venues - pubs, clubs, restaurants - going to close? I very much doubt it.

Presumably, those applauding the shutdown will be bolting their doors, and looking miserable for the entire weekend?

The Knob

it has nothing to do with 'political correctness'

How do you know the jelly would not have wanted it? were you her equerry, as you name suggests?

'she should have handed over to charles and guided him a bit' and made it clear 'she didnt want overkill'. you should have been her advisor, oh wise one. unless you were referring to motörhead, of ehich she was a big fan.

'luck of birth' is not necessarily true. it would not be for me, nor many others through bad luck of birth to have been made to perform when they dont want to and many have given it up. most recentlry in japan. its an accident of birth, not lucky.

who regards them as superior? none but a fool

What I admire about the guys on here calling for a halt to racing over the next few days, is that they themselves will abstain from taking an interest in the top quality action taking place in Ireland this weekend. Men of principle, you see. Aye, right.

The point of the monarchy isn't the personalities involved - it's to ensure that there is always a head of state separate from the legislature to keep it in line if it starts to overreach its powers. You don't have to like the King or Queen as individuals to support the monarchy.

To put it simply, if the Prime Minister fancies taking over the courts, for instance, there is always a Queen or King to put a stop to it. And what The Knight calls 'luck of birth' is what makes the UK constitution so effective. There is ALWAYS an heir to take over immediately when the current incumbent dies. You don't get the situation which happened in Germany in 1934, where the head of state President Hindenburg died, and the Chancellor simply never got round to organizing elections for a new president. Which meant the Chancellor was able to create the new role of Fuehrer for himself, and all the unpleasantness which followed.

That simply can't happen in the UK (or in Australia or Scotland, or any other places which our King rules).

indeed, Rico

Good post, screaming. Peter Hitchens was making the exact same point when Johnson was surrounding himself with union jacks at his new press room a few months back.

And here's the thing, there have already been attacks on Charles over the charity donations he received, by the globalist-owned MSM. With the queen gone, will we now see more attempts to undermine the monarchy?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-9358867/PETER-HITCHENS-
Axe-Monarchy-Yes-want-like-North-Korea-USA.html

jockeys could of worn black arm bands wearing royal colours

Does Charlie get the nukes if he dissolves Parliament on the flight down to London?
I hope King Charles turns out to be the absolute b4stard the world deserves and arms every nuke we have ready to fire.
I’d have an enjoyable hour picking who I’d fire em at, and there’s no point fannying around, if you are gunna fire one you might as well do the lot.

Irrespective of whether people agree with my 5hit, Armageddon is within the lifetime of somebody alive today I’m certain…might as well bring it forward so I don’t miss it

average life span 85 years therefore approximately 31000 days so God forbid we are stopped watching racing,football etc. for a couple of them

What is MOURNING? is the simpler question - and what is it's point?

Only 392 minutes until the first at Ballinrobe, lads.

I am a royalist but don’t agree with the nation stopping,of course come the day of the queen’s funeral then yes we should all stop,but until then carry on people who don’t want to carry on then that’s there choice.

Well over the top.

My thoughts exactly hulk