I love Jump Racing But If It Was Banned Tomorrow I Would Not Miss It...

Every genuinely lover of the sport hates that side of the game.

Is there anything worse than a fall, a fall at speed or a horse that goes wrong....ABSOLUTELY NOT.

I still gasp when it happens.

Is it the best sport in the world....NO QUESTION.

Geuine sadness for all connected.....only problem is most like me will be backing something in the next. We move on.

I think it's the death knell for Kempton.

Horses die in flat racing also and running around a field. Thoroughbreds have a relatively weak

canon bone and a bad step or fall can be fatal. But think of the 10's of thousands of horses in

training that wouldn't have been born but for racing. What's better: a life of luxury with the risk

of injury or no life at all?

Hardly Attention seeking  Irons, just stating how he feels, I feel the same tbh.

You clearly don't love it acey - you've moaned enough on here about how you can't win at it.

No one likes seeing horses hurt, but if you are a long term punter you have to accept it will happen.

I know one thing, tha atmosphere at kempton now will be totally ****.

doesnt sound like it in background at kemp all very happy ,loud ,nothing to see next ,as lucky/jacobs  even mentioned it ?

but that,s what the sports mouthpieces lydia,lucky,oily etc want yoiu to do move on from dead horses and dont be bashful about supporting the betting,drinking you can be doing

Simple truth is that we (punters) only watch and bet on this sport - we don't produce or present the sport and the risks, others do that every day as their profession.

But, we do have to recognise that we are a (small) part of it, and stop pretending that we would reduce all risks in this sport, if we want to keep on betting on it.

Is a horse fall over jumps worse than a horse fall on the flat then?

Newmarket should not bet at all on NH Racing with his total lack of knowledge.
Horses die every day whilst loose in the fields

Dixie nails it

If we are supposed to feel somehow guilty, what of those who actually run and create this sport?

The trainers, jocks, media presenters, racecourses etc etc.

Anyone who feels strongly about fatalities walk away……

Don’t turn up tomorrow looking for a price…..

No sign of any bets from you Aceform

uptheirons 10 Jan 26 16:30 
People die every day in road accidents.
Should we ban cars?


Nailed it imo....could not agree more

People die in cars obviously they wont ban cars BUT I`d have a guess that if Jockeys died at the same rate as horses they would ban racing!

Of course its ludicrous. I agree! Just saying that car accidents would never cause a car ban but excessive Jockey deaths probably would.

I don't get why people are having a go at acey for saying he would not miss NH racing? I doubt I would miss it much either or even the flat and seeing horses injured and killed is one reason even though I am a realist and won't give up betting because of it. It always seems there is outrage when a well known horse is killed e.g Alverton, Dawn Run , One Man , French Holly and Yorkshire Terrier.

All in different circumstances and reasons but people were affected in all cases and imo had their views of the sport altered even if they never actually walked away from the game as a result. Dawn Run died because of greed, French Holly on the gallops and Yorkshire Terrier in a 5 furlong Nursery where I benefitted backing the winner. I said to Foyles on the day that I would gladly give up any winnings if I could turn the clock back and the horse would be ok.

I backed Kalif today as I did when he fell in his first chase at Carlisle, loads blaming the jockey as usual but 500kg of living flesh is going to do what it wants despite what the jockey is trying to communicate in certain circumstances.

I will still go racing and bet but like acey, would not miss it if it was taken away. Having lost a couple through injury just running around a field it is one of the reasons myself and my wife will not go back into owning even part of a horse, just too much emotion involved. Maybe as acey alludes, getting older could be a factor, different outlook and don't forget acey worked around racehorses so is not a novice like some on here!!