no racing Friday.

There is a difference between pausing and cancelling. I have no problem with racing having a few days off but why not during the funeral and not when horses have been entered and even taken to the track at a a large cost to owners and those that have travelled there.

What purpose is served by canceling so many future events??? It's SENSELESS on every level.

Agree Pro,country on it's knees and everything stops,when it comes to the queen i'm a royalist but it's no more than virtue signalling,to call Southwell off after 2 races is crazy.

When Diana died,it was just the day of the funeral when everything was off,completely absurd if we all have a week off.

Ribero you are right Virtue Signalling

much respect to her. she lived a blameless life under incredible scrutiny.

but racing cannot afford it and the jelly wouldnt want it, at least thats what she told me.

wrong Ribero - i was ready to set off to Anfield to watch the toon when Dermot Murnaghan telt us all footy matches were cancelled on the Sunday morning after DI's death the night b4 - ended up going to the pics at Metrocentre and watched a gr8 film that had Ray Winstone and the guy outta Blur in it amongst othas - crime caper that i cant rememba name of just now but very gud film that i wudnt hav otherwise entertained

Fair enough Smirnoff but after Sunday then pretty sure everything carried on,remember going racing several times and a minutes silence before racing.

Just watching Man u,half time BT have a blank screen for 15 mins! Unless absolutely everything stops all the BHA have to do is say She loved her Racing etc etc and wouldn't have wanted it to stop which no doubt she wouldn't.

i agree though Ribero - life goes on and i think personally they shud hav left tonights events to carry on as normal as a lot of costs involved etc etc to plenty people then take a day out -tomorrow- then return to normal until day of the funeral - just my own thoughts though and many will hav differing views

I think it's unfair on racing tonight to abandon when it has already started only to see football kick off at 8pm.
I agree with sport off tomorrow and the day of the funeral. One thing the Queen stood for was getting on with life and with respect that it what we should do.

Maybe Man Utd and West Ham would liked to have postponed tonight's games, but UEFA said they had to go ahead.

Possibly so.

I wonder how many would still be "Royalists" if they knew what it actually stood for. Would people still be fawning over their treasured monarchy if they knew exactly how it was built?

13yold kid tragically loses life the other day>>> Everything carries on as normal.

Old lady nearing 100 passes away>>> SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN. 

It just doesn't make sense.

The rest of the world will be calling us the bone idle Brits.
Any excuse to stop work.

Half the country's population is imported, what do they care for our monarch?

Anyone know if the Leger is going ahead on Saturday?

the queen was a great lady and all but seriously, cancelling the racing today and tomorrow?........im stunned.

Re Doncaster tomorrow, I firmly believe that HM would be distraught at the LATE cancellation, knowing that there are dozens and more horses already stabled for tomorrows meeting having been driven up to 300 miles today at significant staff and fuel costs.

70 years service and you want to get on with life, maybe it's just me getting it wrong, life has all factors living and mourning are the first two.

Yep probably Carla - I just doubt that racing at Doncaster tomorrow lacks respect or impinges seriously on the great monarch's reputation. In fact, I'd go further, if she'd had room in her last words, she'd probably have said don't let them cancel the Leger!.

Why should we have to suffer for their grief?
They must think they're Royalty or something.

ProSniper Joined: 08 May 14
Replies: 760808 Sep 22 21:17 
I wonder how many would still be "Royalists" if they knew what it actually stood for. Would people still be fawning over their treasured monarchy if they knew exactly how it was built?


im not a royalist and you dont know what it stands for. and it was not built. it evolved organically via political religious and and historical happenstance. and a few other things you do not understand.

must be amusing for crappen-the nation, at least some of it mourning the loss of a shape-shifting lizard. what fools we are.

Rico-Dangleflaps 08 Sep 22 19:00 
all the DG's in mourning.

Manoleeds 08 Sep 22 19:29 
DG?

DeGenerates.

I'd cancel the entire weekend's horseracing and football programmes and other sports programmes too. The Queen was a figurehead of The UK for 70 years. The Queen conducted herself very well like no other head of state. And,she was not a politician either!

I think those bemoaning about the abandonment of horseracing for a day ought to re-evaluate their value and priority.

Where politics is concerned, nothing happens "organically". You and your likes wouldn't know that as your too busy wiping "Royal" holes.

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.

Hi guys and gals
hope you are all well
long time no speak still not had a bet since the festival.just to let you know closed the shop 2 hours early today had to remove all posters from the windows. the shop will be closed all day Friday and will be closed  all day on the day of the funeral.

till the next time
regards

Ronnie.

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.

you dont know what my likes are nobhead. stick to posting silly pics.

BHB press release https://www.britishhorseracing.com/press_releases/bha-statement-her-majesty-... "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?

Yes I've seen that in the Telegraph,lets face it it will be off,what do they expect the country to do all weekend ffs.

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/

Well done BHA….respect…some of us can wait…unlike most

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.

George.B
BHS.com/news-media/press/release

We have ceased trading after being royally rogered by a horrible fat knight in filthy armour who drained the company dry and is now swanning around sunny places full of shady people, the horrible fat canute.

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?

Ballinrobe 3:50 the morra...

cant wate.

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

The European games are still going ahead next week, apparently

It's alright for the Prem clubs calling games off this weekend innit, just reschedule the matches and get the takings then.

But for racecourses, nope, nothing.

And for smaller clubs who might not get the same crowd for a rescheduled match through the week as they would on a Saturday.

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 Government is not planning to enforce a shutdown in sport as the UK enters 10 days of national mourning following the passing of the longest-reigning Sovereign in British history.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19751883/friday-sport-paused-britain-world-mourns-queen/

"Updated: 22:11, 8 Sep 2022"

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).

nowt else to do george..

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?

From last year, actually:

For the republicans are waiting, filled with glee and hunger, for that moment. They know that the present Queen is beyond their reach. They cannot pull her down and they will not try.

But afterwards they will do all they can to destroy the Crown.

More than three centuries ago, this nation had an amazing stroke of luck. It invented constitutional monarchy.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-9358867/PETER-HITCHENS-Axe-Monarc...

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

it goes back generations george,way to complicated for ordinary folk like myself to comprehend.

jockeys could of worn black arm bands wearing royal colours

No sense in suspending sport et al in the name of respect, it's illogical, it suggests that these events are in some way bad and disrespectful, throw in the fact that it would cost people money which in the current economical climate isn't very clever.

In much the same way as we have seen in recent times where we have had a round of applause for a minute rather than remain silenced in celebration of a life, why can't we carry on as normal in the name of celebrating her rather than being forced to shut down, dare we say it....it's what she would have wanted.

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

Presumably they will shut down all the arcade and casino games too? I mean the idea is that we all stop doing stuff right? And mourn? What are the mourning rules? I guess the royalists and monarchists can explain all that to us mere plebs who need educated on such matters.

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

stopping is fine - I guess - but what do you want us to do with the time other than indulge in these pointless conversations :)

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

It is the choice of the administrators of each sport but they seem to be pretty unanimous.

Only 392 minutes until the first at Ballinrobe, lads.

Racing should have gone ahead today with a minutes silence. What about the food wasted. Easy to mourn when it does not cost you anything.
Jockeys will lose their riding fees. Gatemen and security staff are mostly agency staff so no pay.

Sep 9, 2022 -- 9:18AM, screaming from beneaththewaves wrote:

Only 392 minutes until the first at Ballinrobe, lads.

How do you price up a race when 5 of them haven't jumped a hurdle in public? 16.25 not much better either

Tough

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.

I notice last night of the proms has already been cancelled how ridiculous people travel from around the world to attend this event.

Well over the top.

I notice last night of the proms has already been cancelled how ridiculous people travel from around the world to attend this event.

great opportunity for people from around the world to come together to celebrate the life of a wonderful monarch.  nah, it's off.

My thoughts exactly hulk

George 1125 post

Unfortunately George those two days of top quality racing may be spoilt a little due to the ground/weather especially sunday

cancelled as a mark of respect ?  letting it go ahead would have been hugely "respectful". would've been the best last night ever, for exactly the reason they've cancelled it.

Thanks jimnast, for the heads up on conditions.

I’m of to see hardy eustace this morning George it’s a miserable day ,rained most of yesterday and it’s an horrendous forecast for the curragh

differentdrum08 Sep 22 22:58

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

This is a key point - I'm pretty sure struggling businesses in other areas of entertainment won't be shutting up shop, and coining their money in this weekend.

So, it's ok to go out and drink 15 pints on our mourning 'days' - but not to enjoy some sport. World is bonkers.

Cancel all sport today is fair enough.I think all sport should be able
to go ahead after today,no doubt shops and the like will be open this
weekend.Tributes to the Queen can be made before all events start.

There will be no sporting events this weekend according to government advice.  Decision will be given out shortly if this advice will be accepted by the Sporting bodies

I bet the scummy casinos won't be closing their doors either - quite happy to keep scamming the needy out of their cash during this 'mourning period of time'...

We are told the Queen absolutely loved her racing, so what do we do ? we cancel the next 4 days of racing, crazy

The government has released guidance saying there is no need for businesses to close or sporting events to be cancelled during the national mourning period, reports my colleague Rowena Mason.

The guidance says some business owners and event organisers may wish to consider closing or postponing events, especially on the day of the state funeral, depending on the nature and tone, but there is no obligation to do so.

On sporting, cultural and other entertainment events, the guidance is that any cancellations are at the discretion of organisers. It adds: “As a mark of respect,
organisations might wish to consider cancelling or postponing events or closing venues on the day of the State Funeral. They are under no obligation to do so and this is entirely at the discretion of individual organisations.”

If events do go ahead on the day of the funeral, the government suggests that organisations may want to adjust the event timings so they do not clash with the timings of the funeral service and associated processions. It adds: “As a mark of respect,
and in keeping with the tone of national mourning, organisers may wish to hold a period of silence and/or play the National Anthem at the start of events or sporting fixtures, and players may wish to wear black armbands.”

I'll wear a black T-shirt, ta.

just said on bbc news that football/racing cancelled this weekend..

bha have said racing resumes sunday

donny with a 9 race card incl leger, muss cancelled sunday because the queen lies in scotland

Racing fixtures and racing events will return on Sunday 11 September. An additional day of racing at Doncaster will also be scheduled for Sunday 11 September, to ensure that the Cazoo St Leger and other important races lost as result of the cancellations can take pla

Why is professional sport the only thing in the country being cancelled

Why is professional sport the only thing in the country being cancelled

Why is professional sport the only thing in the country being cancelled

A nine-race card has been scheduled at Doncaster as follows:

12:30   £134,220         THE CORAL CHAMPAGNE STAKES (CLASS 1) (Group 2)
13:00   £50,000           THE CAZOO HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 2)
13:35   £115,000         THE CORAL FLYING CHILDERS STAKES (CLASS 1) (Group 2)
14:10   £100,000         THE CORAL PORTLAND HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 2)
14:45   £130,000         THE CORAL DONCASTER CUP STAKES (CLASS 1) (Group 2) (British Champions Series)
15:20   £120,000         THE CAZOO PARK STAKES (CLASS 1) (Group 2)
15:55   £786,000         THE CAZOO ST LEGER STAKES (CLASS 1) (Group 1) (British Champions Series)
16:30   £50,000           THE P J TOWEY CONSTRUCTION HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 2)
17:05   £60,000           THE CORAL MALLARD HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 2)

Common sense prevails….for a change

Pray that the course survives a downpour

Thunderstorm warning for Today at Donny.

Reminds of the time we lost one day of Cheltenham to high winds , then had 10 and 11 race cards on Thursday and Friday .....I liked that and this Sunday card looks a belter too.

mitolo, Belive it or not, there was a time on this forum where people would post replies to one another without resorting to name calling and insults. But, from your joining date, you seem to be new to the forum and would not know that.

I also suspect you are young and, going by the sheer stupidity of your reply which shows you did not read my post properly, may have been worse for wear last night when you replied. 

Whatever, I've reported your insulting post to B/F and I do hope you are banned.

You could easily have replied putting over your point of view (but did you actually have one to stat with) without being so insulting. And, BTW, if 'luck of birth' and 'accident of birth' are not pretty similar I will be very surprised.

So, grow up before you make such insulting replies on here again. Or, do us all a big favour, and don't come on here at all - that's if B/F don't stop you first.

I see that cricket, golf and rugby all going ahead tomorrow. Don't see why football and racing are going out on a limb.

I only saw one insult from mitolo addressing you as a Knob, apart from that I think he made some valid points,especially  those concerning what the Queen " Would have wanted ". Nobody knows of course unless you had spoken to her personally.

Well - There's a turn-up, if ever I saw one.

Premier League and all other Football Cancelled - and in a season that is already condensed due to the World Cup ...

Whilst the Cricket TEST MATCH continues - or rather starts - on SATURDAY - along with other County Cricket continuing, too.

I would have done my conkers betting on that one ... with the other way around more likely, I would have thought.

Ridiculous in this day and age the cancellation of so many sporting events. Our golf course has cancelled the Saturday comp as well.

Even kids football matches at the weekend cancelled. What a dull and miserable weekend ahead for sports/football fans and for many kids who look forward to the weekend and their game.

I can understand on the day of the funeral and would respect that.

For those who say the queen wouldn't have wanted this. She was 96, could have easily expressed her wishes for the nation to carry on with life etc. Obviously, she chose not to, wanting all this "mourning".  And she knew when she passed all this nonsense would be going on.

I remember me and a friend went to Ascot to watch Frankel's last race. Good views in parade ring etc and the race itself. After the race we headed off to the winner's enclosure. Though the path next to it was cordoned off as the Queen had turned up to watch the race and her car was there.

The security guards wouldn't let us cross the 10ft path to get across as she could leave at any moment. There was about 20 of us. We pointed out that she was in the Royal Box as you could see her and couldn't get down that quick. The Queen could quite easily see the group of people unable to cross. But she didn't wave the guards to let us pass.

It is quite a way from where we were to go back, under the subway along the betting ring through the concourse to get to the parade ring. As we were only 20ft away originally and Frankel would have left by then.

No consideration for Joe Public then, and none now.

I am more now in the view it's time for them to go then ever.

I was still saddened to hear about her passing, but she could have easily stopped all this nonsense in its tracks.

She should have waved her arms and shouted open fire.

Good Mourning everyone!

Today we have been prevented from going/watching racing and other sport. But there is a silver lining.

Tomorrow we feast on Group races from the Curragh, Donky and Longchamp. I for one will not be spending

today reflecting on the past or watching endless sycophantic drivel on tv but studying the

smorgasbord laid out for Sunday.

Enjoy the Craic, good luck and Bon Chance.

live england v south africa

WTF

charles has apolo match today..