RACING POST MONDAY NOVEMBER 21st 2011 HOWARD WRIGHT WHAT NOW?

RACING POST MONDAY NOVEMBER 21st 2011

WEEK MONDAY NOVEMBER 21st TO SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27th 2011

TODAY'S CARDS Kempton Park, Ludlow and Ffos Las

RACING POST  HOWARD WRIGHT

(Racing Post Friday November 18th 2011)

"TRUST IS  KEY TO FRUITFUL UNION OF RACING'S PARTNERS

 HOWARD WRIGHT

"RIGHT, the next levy scheme deal has been done, the whip furore is on simmer and the 2012 fixture list out. What now?

"While the jump season takes over from where the last glitter Flat term left off, there are a number of items of unfinished business on the administrative side.

"Of primary importance is the need to sort out British racing's structure

 for the foreseeable future .....

"Since Nic Coward quit the BHA to return to what seemed for him the more comfortable world of football at the back end of March, the topic has generated as much noise as a Trappist monk's latest single and as little light as a condemned man's cell.

"The Horsemen's Group will look after horsemen's matters. If the devil is in the detail, a bag full of invisible horned creatures must be putting flesh on these bare bones.

JMC TURFCALL

NOTED as stated there are eight people named on the Horseman's Group Board six of these are Bloodhorse Illiterate. There is only KEVIN DARLEY of these eight who have achieved Bloodhorse Literacy at the highest level.
(Group 1)  (Worldwide)

Paul Dixon - Chairman "Bloodhorse Illiterate"

Bob Scott 'Bloodhorse Illiterate'

Non-Executive Director

Rupert Arnold " Bloodhorse Literate"  Rating?

Representing the National Trainers Federation

Louise Kemble  "Bloodhorse Illiterate"
Representing the Breeders Association

Kevin Darley "Bloodhorse Literate"

Rating (Group 1)(Worldwide)

Representing the Professional Jockeys Association

Jim Cornelius "Bloodhorse Illiterate"

Representing the Association of Stable Staff

Michael Harris "Bloodhorse Illiterate"

Representing the Racehorse Owners Association

Alan Morcombe - Chief Executive " Bloodhorse Illiterate"

http://www.horsemensgroup.co.uk/board.html  

http://www.thehorsemensgroup.com/

JMC The imbalance here is obvious seven against one. How can this present Group said to be acting for the supposed Horsemen ever carry out any work needed in this regard at all, if all bar one are Bloodhorse Illiterate?

HW   The Racecourses Group will pick up commercial matters, including negotiation of the levy or its replacement.

JMC  But will they deal with the safety issues on racedays? Where within this racecourse group are there any top proven horsemen to handle things on race days? To ensure that the horses, their minders and their riders are safe, and have facilities intune with their needs whilst on a racecourse?

HW  "Racecourse Association chief executive Stephen Atkin has been manfully juggling this ball, I'm told, while keeping two other spherical objects - the levy and the fixture list-in -the -air."
JMC Stephen Atkin is 'Bloodhorse Illiterate' so scant chance of any understanding relating to  their key ingredient the horses and their minders and riders needs on raceday's here ....

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HW "I'm reliably informed that elements of the HG have also been engaged in some head- scratching, while putting rather more effort into prize-money and tariffs.

JMC Head scratching? Hardly surprising how can seven bloodhorse illiterate men tackle any bloodhorse literate issues at all?  

HW "It's time for racecourses and horsemen to apply some extra elbow grease and start polishing up their ideas, both individually and collectively, since constitutions have to be agreed for both parties.

HOWARD WRIGHT RACING POST

"The RCA has the makings of an appropriate structure, but given  fair clout in a commercial environment to members who have previously acted within a trade association will not be easy.

"The HG has no such equivalent; its structure is probably written on one sheet of paper, with little provision for representation over such matters as electing officers. In theory the horsemen start with virtually a blank canvas, but who can command overall respect to persuade the collective to paint a proper picture?

"Yet this is only half the story. The big test will emerge when the racecourses and the horsemen come to set down the relationship by which they will co-exist for the good of racing in general.

"Trusting is not a word that immediately comes to mind when seeking to describe relations so far, although evidence of a better spirit has been noted, as the horsemen steer away from the 'bully in the playground' style of the early days.

"But trust will be needed if a sensible and successful negotiating balance is to be achieved between the partners."

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BRITISH RACECOURSE ASSOCIATION

http://www.britishracecourses.org /

J MARGARET CLARKE  TURFCALL

"Of primary importance is the need to sort out British racing's structure for the foreseeable future