Dave the OAP
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They really must do something about that race
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Syncronized dies in the national
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pasty
A different kind of pasty
And "According To Pete" as well.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Very very sad.
Why?? The all the fences that were dangerous in the past have been reduced in size, it's unfortunate for any horse to meet its end, they can die being involved in any race, synchronized should not have run in the grand national after winning a tough gold cup race. I feel for the owners of both horses that died according to Pete was the other. Horses are bred for racing and jumping they love it. Like every sport it can have unfortunate circumstances.
DumLum
Well-known member
Very sad. The two horses I bet on today as well.
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Deleted member 18477
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WTF! how? he ran off at the start of the race and looked fine when mccoy got him back. what happened?
S'hampton Seagull
Well-known member
That's terrible. The national may be a thing of the past before long.
Dave the OAP
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HawkTheSeagull
New member
Fell at a fence.
They cant do anything else and its the risk of the sport. Less than last year though.
Albion Robster
Well-known member
Got to wonder how much effect the early start effected Syncronised??
What
? Have you not seen loose horses running with the field and jumping fences? Next you will say show jumping is cruel? And they jump bigger obstacles!!!Was that the one whose jockey fell off before the start? (hit by the tape or something?)
NMH
Banned
Humans are making them jump, and in a gruelling competition that always sees fatalities.
It's as reliable as bullfighting, that a quadruped or two will die for the purposes of entertainment.
Can't bear to watch the race as I hate to see a horse fall. When a horse is out in the open and decides to jump something it rarely, if ever, falls. Why? Because it doesn't have an 8+stone money crazed human being on its back, whipping it around a course.
grummitts gloves
New member
Real shame, great horse who one me a few quid in the Gold Cup. R.I.P. Synchronise.
The Lemming Stomper
Under the flag
What
Yeah, but they haven't got 40 other horses around them jumping the same fence !!
According to pete was killed after hitting a horse that had fallen in front of him
sir albion
New member
Yeah its becoming to dangerous and i dread to think what the owners think as it should be the biggest day to look forward to.Can't understand why they can't reduce the sizes of the fences,what is it 7 foot?