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I'll be at Ayr for this, should be great & add to what's usually a cracking day. Well done Josh
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Looking forward to Gavin Hopley day .........google it ,you won't find it in the media........
The list is endless
Lee Rigby…..and we could go on forever
Lee Rigby…..and we could go on forever
Vomit inducing watching two butchers in London bragging about killing our military…..
Any chance Josh ?
Any chance Josh ?
13th May the day my mum died , could be a long thread this.
They have to remember there will be the racist variety tanked up with booze…..not good….
Kriss Donald day appropriate for the Scottish Grand National. I wonder is Josh familiar with the name - very much doubt it.
How on earth have the racing authorities allowed themselves to get involved in anything as Political as this I will never know. The worlds going Pheckin Mad.
Big Josh is determined tho….
Ken Bigley
Thousands of military sent to invade and never came back……
Ken Bigley
Thousands of military sent to invade and never came back……
It has G.C. Absurd happenings relentlessly taking over our world.
People scared to mention Lee Rigby in same sentence as Stephen Lawrence, both attacks carried out by scum of the earth, what a pathetic country this is.
Thick Britain welcome to the promised land……
Head stooped,hood up,roll up and mobile in hand….me no understand….aye….
Head stooped,hood up,roll up and mobile in hand….me no understand….aye….
this will have the opposite effect to that intended. the one example of a black youth murdered by a knife gang. there have been many more the other way round but we not know the names of any of them. everyone knows this but nobody says it
white youths targeted and stabbed, sometimes fatally. middle class kids in particular are seen as a soft touch and easily frightened. and i have a lot of anecdotal evidence to support this('your worst nightmare' is often the language used by the attackers, from what ive heard). the fact is knife crime is overwhelmingly a black crime but all the other victims(black) are also nameless. the one example of a white racist group is headline news for decades but all the other kids are forgotten
if you lived outside a big city you might suppose black kids were running scared of being attacked but the reality is the direct opposite
how many racists do you know? i dont know any. and ive been lurching around london a long time. all this does is breed resentment among black folk and seething from the small number of real racists who see the blatant favouring of one victim over the overwhelming majority
it is divisive
white youths targeted and stabbed, sometimes fatally. middle class kids in particular are seen as a soft touch and easily frightened. and i have a lot of anecdotal evidence to support this('your worst nightmare' is often the language used by the attackers, from what ive heard). the fact is knife crime is overwhelmingly a black crime but all the other victims(black) are also nameless. the one example of a white racist group is headline news for decades but all the other kids are forgotten
if you lived outside a big city you might suppose black kids were running scared of being attacked but the reality is the direct opposite
how many racists do you know? i dont know any. and ive been lurching around london a long time. all this does is breed resentment among black folk and seething from the small number of real racists who see the blatant favouring of one victim over the overwhelming majority
it is divisive
The name is used as a business brand.
The police weren't institutionally racist. They were institutionally incompetent.
The police weren't institutionally racist. They were institutionally incompetent.
Big black woman killed by a 12 year old kid driving a car in Sheffield other neet
He was carry knife too
12 Year old ffs, up on murder charge
He was carry knife too
12 Year old ffs, up on murder charge
dr. drivel crappen should be institutionally detained. shove off back to conspiracy corner
^^On the booze again I see.
I thought that would draw the toerag into delivering an insult.
I thought that would draw the toerag into delivering an insult.
The young fellow at Bath….big joshes team I suppose…..certainly not an issue but the Steven Lawrence malarkey is poor taste
Imv..
Imv..
The George Fentanyl stakes @ Ascot must be on the Horizon ?
What exactly is his connection to Horse Racing? There is none as far as know, in which case you have to ask why the BHA thinks playing the race card in a perverse sort of way helps.
He was from Plumpstead in South London, not too far from me. There aren't any stables nearby, as far as I know anyway.
Surely it's a positive that he doesn't come from a
racing background?People normally whine about
the game's a closed shop & jobs for the boys as
such.
racing background?People normally whine about
the game's a closed shop & jobs for the boys as
such.
Why would it be a positive for racing if he had nothing to do with racing Penzance? It is political crap that the BHA should keep their snouts out of and stop this "inclusive" bull and sort out more important issues that Are to do with racing!!?
I love horse racing but don't know anyone in the game,
so what.
so what.
This isn’t purely about horse racing imo
I think big Josh has a chip….
I think big Josh has a chip….
Apparently he's a researcher for Sky Racing.
Never seen him before,whether he's on more
often who knows.If he is only time will tell
if he's any good.
Never seen him before,whether he's on more
often who knows.If he is only time will tell
if he's any good.
If we had a day for the amount of white people killed by people of colour, that'd be the other 364 days
however tragic and mindless the killing this "initiative" is just so wrong; world mad gone
Looks like the powers that be at Augusta National could do with Josh's help.
I wonder how much this will boost attendance on that day. If the numbers go up by 1000s perhaps it could be a regular event. After all racing does need new ideas to increase numbers. Maybe this will be it.
Will I get in Members at Ayr now the dress code has been relaxed? https://www.amazon.co.uk/WIG-ME-UP-Halloween-DREADLOCKS/dp/B002NHACI8
I wouldn't go. I avoid products from companies who use packaging to force their politics onto customers also, it's almost exclusively the acronym mob.
I wouldn’t go either,and I will ignore big API scenarios forthcoming event….won’t even look at the card…
Politics and racing is like Rangers & Celtic…..
Politics and racing is like Rangers & Celtic…..
I'm going regardlees. Everything is booked & I've no intetion of letting a load of Wokey bollix spoil the weekend.
I look to forward to reporting the success of this initiative.
I look to forward to reporting the success of this initiative.
It is sad that the the BHA are using someone's death to try to show that they are diverse enough in this day and age.
You will find lots of mixed races and cricket and football grounds, sports they enjoy. Not many on a racecourse for the opposite reason. To some religions, gambling is forbidden.
So what is the point of this other than bragging rights?
You will find lots of mixed races and cricket and football grounds, sports they enjoy. Not many on a racecourse for the opposite reason. To some religions, gambling is forbidden.
So what is the point of this other than bragging rights?
I agree with the train of thought that this so called initiative will certainly put many off from attending this meeting.
Grand Military Gold Cup-Lee Rigby Memorial day would be a more fitting tribute but he wasn't black or bent so of no interest,just murdered by black extremists in the nations capital,his own country which he was serving,not much to like for diversity tbf!!
They have missed a bigger opportunity here. Ayr is a two day meeting so they could have made the first day George Floyd day.
George Floyd,was he not an undesirable ? Shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as Lee Rigby…tbf
Big Josh looked a bit uncomfortable imo when they plugged it on sky….
Can we have a selfie of you taking the knee Chewy. ??
Go Woke
Go Broke, Racing has enough problems, without shooting itself in the foot. Black people don't go racing because they're not bothered about it as much as football and cricket, they're not banned ffs, its there choice, but the people who do still go are middle aged working class white males,
and if Josh thinks this will go down well with them, then he might be wrong.
Go Broke, Racing has enough problems, without shooting itself in the foot. Black people don't go racing because they're not bothered about it as much as football and cricket, they're not banned ffs, its there choice, but the people who do still go are middle aged working class white males,
and if Josh thinks this will go down well with them, then he might be wrong.
British horseracing will come together on Saturday 22nd April 2023 to mark the 30th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s death.
The significant milestone will be a moment for national reflection and racing’s community will celebrate the life and legacy of Stephen Lawrence, whilst raising awareness of The Stephen Lawrence Foundations’ work.
Six racecourses with fixtures on Saturday 22nd April including Ayr, Bangor on Dee, Brighton, Newbury, Nottingham and Thirsk, will be marking the day with on-course activity, which will include charitable collections, community engagement initiatives and renaming races in honour of Stephen Lawrence and The Foundation.
Led by Josh Apiafi, one of racing’s leading champions on diversity and inclusion, and supported by Great British Racing, the sport will come together to pay respect and raise awareness of Stephen Lawrence’s death and the relevance of his story today.
Horseracing is the UK’s second biggest spectator sport and by connecting the industry and the communities within racing, the activity has the opportunity to reach the sport’s vast audience and raise awareness of the pertinent cause. Racing will also mark the anniversary through racecard promotions, social media posts and inclusions during broadcast programmes, as well as through raceday activity.
The Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company (ARC) have led the way by donating title sponsorship and race titles at their Nottingham and Brighton fixtures respectively. Both Ayr and Newbury racecourses,who stage the headline fixtures on the day including the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr, are joined by Bangor and Thirsk, with promises of support through various means from social media posts to charitable collections on the exit gates.
Josh Apiafi who launched the Racing Pathway strategy in 2019 said: “I’ve been working with The Foundation since last year and was conscious that racing has some fantastic assets that could be brought to the cause to help raise awareness. The 30th anniversary of Stephen’s death should be marked as a moment of National significance, with institutions at the heart of British life, such as our sport of horseracing, coming together to ensure that Stephen’s legacy continues to inspire change in classrooms, communities and careers, for generations to come. I’m extremely proud at the swiftness of our racecourses to respond to the call for support.”
Jessica Neil (CEO of the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation) said: “To see an industry the size of horseracing lend its voice to Stephen’s story is truly inspiring. I would like to thank everyone that’s assisting in maximising the day’s awareness and what Stephen’s legacy represents, which is to broaden the view of young people to what's possible and create pathways into education and career opportunities which might not otherwise be open to them.”
Neil continued: "My team at the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation have been working closely with Josh and Lee (Moulson), and together we hope to inspire a more equitable, inclusive society and to foster opportunities for marginalised young people across the UK, in order that they are able to fully explore their own potential.”
“The most extraordinary thing about Stephen and all that his legacy has come to represent is how wonderfully ordinary he was. Like every single young person today, he had a lifetime’s worth of untapped hope and potential, that he was not given the chance to explore. Whilst we tragically can never know what extraordinary things Stephen would have achieved in his own name had he been afforded the opportunity, we can work together to ensure that every other extraordinarily ordinary young person like him is supported, empowered and uplifted to explore the full breadth and depth of their potential.
“Baroness Lawrence’s vision, encapsulated in the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation, is that every young person, regardless of their background, has the opportunity and support to flourish in a society that treats them with fairness and respect. The Foundation’s work empowers young people with the knowledge, skills, and qualifications they need to pursue the career of their choice and supports them to progress along their chosen path. This work across classrooms, communities and careers, creates the foundations for a fairer, kinder and more equitable society, in which everyone can thrive.”
The significant milestone will be a moment for national reflection and racing’s community will celebrate the life and legacy of Stephen Lawrence, whilst raising awareness of The Stephen Lawrence Foundations’ work.
Six racecourses with fixtures on Saturday 22nd April including Ayr, Bangor on Dee, Brighton, Newbury, Nottingham and Thirsk, will be marking the day with on-course activity, which will include charitable collections, community engagement initiatives and renaming races in honour of Stephen Lawrence and The Foundation.
Led by Josh Apiafi, one of racing’s leading champions on diversity and inclusion, and supported by Great British Racing, the sport will come together to pay respect and raise awareness of Stephen Lawrence’s death and the relevance of his story today.
Horseracing is the UK’s second biggest spectator sport and by connecting the industry and the communities within racing, the activity has the opportunity to reach the sport’s vast audience and raise awareness of the pertinent cause. Racing will also mark the anniversary through racecard promotions, social media posts and inclusions during broadcast programmes, as well as through raceday activity.
The Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company (ARC) have led the way by donating title sponsorship and race titles at their Nottingham and Brighton fixtures respectively. Both Ayr and Newbury racecourses,who stage the headline fixtures on the day including the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr, are joined by Bangor and Thirsk, with promises of support through various means from social media posts to charitable collections on the exit gates.
Josh Apiafi who launched the Racing Pathway strategy in 2019 said: “I’ve been working with The Foundation since last year and was conscious that racing has some fantastic assets that could be brought to the cause to help raise awareness. The 30th anniversary of Stephen’s death should be marked as a moment of National significance, with institutions at the heart of British life, such as our sport of horseracing, coming together to ensure that Stephen’s legacy continues to inspire change in classrooms, communities and careers, for generations to come. I’m extremely proud at the swiftness of our racecourses to respond to the call for support.”
Jessica Neil (CEO of the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation) said: “To see an industry the size of horseracing lend its voice to Stephen’s story is truly inspiring. I would like to thank everyone that’s assisting in maximising the day’s awareness and what Stephen’s legacy represents, which is to broaden the view of young people to what's possible and create pathways into education and career opportunities which might not otherwise be open to them.”
Neil continued: "My team at the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation have been working closely with Josh and Lee (Moulson), and together we hope to inspire a more equitable, inclusive society and to foster opportunities for marginalised young people across the UK, in order that they are able to fully explore their own potential.”
“The most extraordinary thing about Stephen and all that his legacy has come to represent is how wonderfully ordinary he was. Like every single young person today, he had a lifetime’s worth of untapped hope and potential, that he was not given the chance to explore. Whilst we tragically can never know what extraordinary things Stephen would have achieved in his own name had he been afforded the opportunity, we can work together to ensure that every other extraordinarily ordinary young person like him is supported, empowered and uplifted to explore the full breadth and depth of their potential.
“Baroness Lawrence’s vision, encapsulated in the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation, is that every young person, regardless of their background, has the opportunity and support to flourish in a society that treats them with fairness and respect. The Foundation’s work empowers young people with the knowledge, skills, and qualifications they need to pursue the career of their choice and supports them to progress along their chosen path. This work across classrooms, communities and careers, creates the foundations for a fairer, kinder and more equitable society, in which everyone can thrive.”
Biggest problems facing the UK and northern Europe. Black/Brwon violent crime and sex attacks, Mass unchecked/unvetted immigration, and the unsustainable costs of keeping the majority of our guests in welfare benefits, prison, social housing, NHS, Education and Legal Aid costs.
It’s only the biggest problem facing the uk in your head,put there by the right wing media,it’s a tiny tiny tiny issue that is overblown to stir people up so they ll vote on emotion and not logic,
Lord rothermere who owns the daily mail,lives in France and the mail is registered off shore,the tax they don’t pay is greater than this problem costs.
Lord rothermere who owns the daily mail,lives in France and the mail is registered off shore,the tax they don’t pay is greater than this problem costs.
BHA are not fit for purpose, cowards of the highest order, should be sent White Feathers on a daily basis, turn a blind eye to cheating, nothing to look at according to them re Kraken Power runs sum them up, a fooking rancid outfit
how about a race day in memory of that poor young girl shot in Liverpool?
Josh Apiafi promoting this to give a higher profile to...................Josh Apiafi. I want to watch racing not be lectured to. It will be a day I'll make extra effort just to watch the actual races and deliberately avoid any pre or post racing stuff. I tend to do that anyhow unless there's anything needed to be see post race such as a Steward's Inquiry.
Of course as it's now in vogue not to upset literally anyone all the usual gravy train candidates will fall in behind. Mind you, McCoy normally says the odd thing that shows some independence of spirit. Wonder if he'll be on ITV that day, Scottish National day?
Of course as it's now in vogue not to upset literally anyone all the usual gravy train candidates will fall in behind. Mind you, McCoy normally says the odd thing that shows some independence of spirit. Wonder if he'll be on ITV that day, Scottish National day?
I despise Josh Apiafi more than anyone on TV. Can't bear to listen to him, mute immed he appears.
I've never heard of him. I didn't realise all the meetings were taking part when reading the OP, it did seem odd that Ayr were doing it.
It seems the forum isnt totally supportive of this big day in the racing calendar. The problem is if it isnt supported then maybe next year it wont happen at all and then people will miss it.
Its people like Josh Apiafi that have destroyed this once great nation.
And continue to do so Basil though Great Nation is being asked to account for bullsh!t of hundreds of years ago regarding slavery and supported by the King.Never mind it has been and still is a lucrative trade in Africa and not a white person in sight!!
Apr 9, 2023 -- 5:57PM, CagliariG wrote:
And continue to do so Basil though Great Nation is being asked to account for bullsh!t of hundreds of years ago regarding slavery and supported by the King.Never mind it has been and still is a lucrative trade in Africa and not a white person in sight!!
You can't change or destroy History, you learn from it, if you destroy history, the same things will happen again because we never learned from it
Strange how so many 'trendies' want to change history to suit their mad agendas. But imagine the screaming if those of us who are sick to the back teeth of Stephen Laurence (however tragic his death was) tried to change history about his murder?
Also, in the 30 years since, there must have been a white person murdered by a black one, so why don't we have a memorial day for that victim?
We don't because it is trendy to jump on the Laurence bandwagon and Nottingham on Wednesday having all races named in his memory is truly pathetic.
This constant fanfare about racism when it is a much smaller issue today than it was in the past is actually pushing white, middle aged and reasonable-minded people into irritation at ethnic groups - and that is the start of actual racism. It is all so stupid.
Also, in the 30 years since, there must have been a white person murdered by a black one, so why don't we have a memorial day for that victim?
We don't because it is trendy to jump on the Laurence bandwagon and Nottingham on Wednesday having all races named in his memory is truly pathetic.
This constant fanfare about racism when it is a much smaller issue today than it was in the past is actually pushing white, middle aged and reasonable-minded people into irritation at ethnic groups - and that is the start of actual racism. It is all so stupid.
Totally agree with the above, i myself would be very wary of having any freindly interaction with any ethnic group.
Apart from people from India who i find to be very kind and friendly.
Big Josh should be warned regarding this nonsense there is no place in racing for this……
has no place within horseracing so it's sure to get the green light
Apr 11, 2023 -- 11:35AM, CROPSICK wrote:
Apart from people from India who i find to be very kind and friendly.
Very true CROP, i've come across many Indians who are lovely kind people who are willing to integrate, hard workers not scroungers and work hard at school,
don't go out mugging, Raping, drug dealing and killing for a quick buck
Haven't they given this fella a sainthood yet?
What is the point of this? It looks like a ludicrous box ticking exercise.
The black community has very little connection to horse racing, and likely never will do. This will change nothing in that respect.
The black community has very little connection to horse racing, and likely never will do. This will change nothing in that respect.
He's no Martin Luther King or George the junkie, but he's all we've got.
Its a disgrace these protestors trying to disrupt such a day.
A good day for animal rights to protest,takes the spotlight off a racist family who sadly lost a son but continue an agenda that never mentions Lee Rigby et al,any sign of Ken Pitty Son in a paddock?
Lee Rigby and poor Ken Bigley RIP. And all other servicemen and women who gave life and limbs
Apiafi…..get a life ffs
Apiafi…..get a life ffs
Can't argue with Quixall who's sister subjected to gunfire in a jeep and stewB's dad a WW2 war hero?
An embarrassment of a day. Are there any plans in Racing's leadership for this in 2024 ?
Poor Stephen deserved better than this excruciating day.
Poor Stephen deserved better than this excruciating day.
I look forward to the 'community' leading with their Rigby day
Didn’t this Stephen sort receive justice anyway?
From what I recall 2 guys remain in jail, or have on;y recently been released.
So what’s the fuss about?
From what I recall 2 guys remain in jail, or have on;y recently been released.
So what’s the fuss about?
dustybin 24 Apr 23 07:12
Didn’t this Stephen sort receive justice anyway?
From what I recall 2 guys remain in jail, or have on;y recently been released.
So what’s the fuss about?
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277111/4262.pdf
Didn’t this Stephen sort receive justice anyway?
From what I recall 2 guys remain in jail, or have on;y recently been released.
So what’s the fuss about?
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277111/4262.pdf
So?
Did he gain justice of not?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/09/britain-not-close-to-being-a-racially-just-society-finds-two-year-research-project
Recent report on racism in UK, if you read it you will find it’s not compared against the best comparable country (since we are perhaps the best) but infact leveraged against an impossible utopia.
Also it does mention at all the racism that whites receive from minorities.
Look what we have today, think tanks and woke inspired quangos jumping all over singular words that individuals believed they heard said of them over a decade ago.
One after another institution have been made to believe racism only goes one way and that it’s solvable by imposing thought crimes.
Wrong, racism is just another term for tribalism and is ingrained in the gene, you won’t get that out.
Did he gain justice of not?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/09/britain-not-close-to-being-a-racially-just-society-finds-two-year-research-project
Recent report on racism in UK, if you read it you will find it’s not compared against the best comparable country (since we are perhaps the best) but infact leveraged against an impossible utopia.
Also it does mention at all the racism that whites receive from minorities.
Look what we have today, think tanks and woke inspired quangos jumping all over singular words that individuals believed they heard said of them over a decade ago.
One after another institution have been made to believe racism only goes one way and that it’s solvable by imposing thought crimes.
Wrong, racism is just another term for tribalism and is ingrained in the gene, you won’t get that out.
There will of course be plenty of people who argue they arn’t racist.
But if you look at the criteria of assessment newly created to determine ‘micro aggression’ you will see even unconscious bias is counted.
It’s just a degree of scale, but everyone is racist whether they intend to be or not.
But if you look at the criteria of assessment newly created to determine ‘micro aggression’ you will see even unconscious bias is counted.
It’s just a degree of scale, but everyone is racist whether they intend to be or not.
If people bother to look at that recent report on racism in Britain published by the Guardian they will see significant disparities that fester in the minds of the left.
Although it doesn’t outright blame white people as the instigators of racism, it does categorise amounts of collective racism by ethnicity and because whites are in the majority and hold most of the substantial roles by average it implies it is they who are the cause.
Yet blacks receive racism that adds to the collective by Asians, Asians themselves are racist against fellow Asian origins, all manner and means of variance adds to the whole, all assumed to have been whites racists against them, when whites had no part in it.
And what of these inherent racial stigmas?
Indians fighting with Pakistanis or Caribbean’s fighting with North Africa origin Muslims.
Or even third gen Pakistanis who hold deep seated racist views against white people?
The people who come here don’t come here to live with white people, they come here to take advantage of what that majority-white people created, while holding such beliefs until they have enough support, either by liberal lefties or a greater number from heritage countries to then impose those beliefs at the detriment of the indigenous.
Although it doesn’t outright blame white people as the instigators of racism, it does categorise amounts of collective racism by ethnicity and because whites are in the majority and hold most of the substantial roles by average it implies it is they who are the cause.
Yet blacks receive racism that adds to the collective by Asians, Asians themselves are racist against fellow Asian origins, all manner and means of variance adds to the whole, all assumed to have been whites racists against them, when whites had no part in it.
And what of these inherent racial stigmas?
Indians fighting with Pakistanis or Caribbean’s fighting with North Africa origin Muslims.
Or even third gen Pakistanis who hold deep seated racist views against white people?
The people who come here don’t come here to live with white people, they come here to take advantage of what that majority-white people created, while holding such beliefs until they have enough support, either by liberal lefties or a greater number from heritage countries to then impose those beliefs at the detriment of the indigenous.
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