Wednesday 6 February 2013

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6th RACING POST 2013. SIR DES FACING GOLD CUP D-DAY HE HAS TO DELIVER ON SATURDAY AT LEOPARDSTOWN SAYS JOCKEY RUSSELL



RACING POST WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6th 2013
WEEK MONDAY FEBRUARY 4th TO SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1oth 2013

REVIEW YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/results/home.sd?r_date=2013-02-05 
 

PREVIEW TODAY'S CARDS
http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd

Equus Zone
Rodney Masters
 “DARLAN was one of the brightest lights we’ve ever had here.
“NICKY HENDERSON yesterday paid an emotional tribute to DARLAN, describing the one-time Champion Hurdle hope, who was defeated only once when completing, as one of the brightest talents ever trained at Seven Barrows.

“The trainer told of a sombre atmosphere among staff at his Lambourn stables yesterday following DARLAN’S fatal fall at the final flight when coming to challenge title-holder ROCK ON RUBY at Doncaster on Monday.
 

"Henderson said: As you can appreciate, the atmosphere here today was subdued to say the least. But the support we've had from throughout the racing world has been overwhelming. That will certainly help us to pick up and press on. Sadly that will be without one of the brightest lights we've ever had here. We all know the risks involved, but nothing in the world can't take away the pain of an empty box. That applies to any horse, that doesn't come home , but when it is one as good as DARLAN it's not surprisingly that much harder to bear. Our team are devastated, especially ANDY LLEWELLYN (daily handler ride) who looked after DARLAN and rode him out every day.
 
"I know how devastated, AP [McCOY]  is, as of course is JP [McMannus] , who I spoke to in America last night and who cares about his horses more than anybody I know.
 
"DARLAN won six of his nine races, including this season's  Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton. As was the case on Monday, at Newbury a year ago he had looked the most likely winner when, travelling well and poised to challenge, he fell two flights from home in the Betfair Hurdle. His  sole defeat when completing came in last season's Supreme Novices' Hurdle  when a length and a quarter runner-up to CINDERS AND ASHES.
 
"DARLAN simply didn't have a fault in him. Not only was he a stunning looking horse but he was hugely talented from day one. On the two occasions he failed to complete you would have to say he looked like winning.
 
"JP and I spent the summer discussing whether to go chasing or to see if he was a horse for the Champion Hurdle. Obviously we took that route rather than the novice chase one.  I have no doubt he would have become a very bright star as a chaser.
 
"You couldn't have asked for a nicer horse with a nicer temperament. We'll all miss him enormously."



J Margaret Clarke Turfcall Comment
From the day DARLAN came into training with TEAM HENDERSON, at Severn Barrows Lambourn he was in the hands of the bloodhorse literate. [Equus Zone]

 
DARLAN was given the opportunity by true highly skilled professional horsemen within the Henderson environment to find himself firstly. Therein.

 
DARLAN went on to learn a little bit gradually each day, one day at a time, he learned how to respond accurately to what he was being asked to do.  He was never confused by ignorant cruel abuse of any sort, he never found the need to have to use his own strength to stick up for his rights or anything like that, either accidently through fear, or on purpose through fear.


By the time DARLAN arrived on Doncaster Racecourse last Monday ready to compete, it wasn't some fluke or any sort of accident, it was because of bloodhorse literacy, highly skilled professional bloodhorse literacy ongoing daily over weeks, months, years, quiet patience, kind,  highly skilled bloodhorse literacy. That DARLAN never came back home was like all that work went down with DARLAN destroyed like the Titanic tragedy, but worse not a ship or a machine but a true living breathing horse who was much loved, and cared for.
 


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Jon Lees Special report
"COULD RACEHORSES END UP IN THE FOOD CHAIN?
Jon Lees finds that racing’s scrupulous standards of identification still leaves gaps for the unscrupulous to exploit.
“Horses end up being passed from hand to hand in an ever-diminishing spiral of poor husbandry, ignorant neglect and wilful mismanagement.”
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
“After the discovery of horsemeat in supermarket burgers we ask whether it’s possible for racehorses to end up in our food and what’s being done to prevent it …..
 
Veterinary Professor Tim Morris tackle’s something within his Veterinary Zone this time.
J. Margaret Clarke
Turfcall Comment

THIS WHOLE SHOCKING ISSUE OF TRAUMATIZED RACEHORSES FRIGHTENED TO DEATH LEFT TO SUFFER AND DIE STARVED IN SHOCKING CONDITIONS,  SHOWS UP THE PRESENT  POOR STANDARD’S FOUND WITHIN  POLITICAL,
 HORSERACING, AND BANKING GOVERNMENT'S.
 
ANCIENT STAGNANT DEFUNCT CRUEL GOVERNMENT'S are found to be ripping off the people not only in Britain, but all people and all living creatures including the horses world wide.
 
RECENT TELEVISED NEWS  shows film of David Cameron’s recent visit to Africa, we see him surrounded by dying babies held in their traumatized mother’s arms, mother’s too poor to be able to help their babies get better due to government failure, government dictatorship's and government bank regulation theft, like here in Britain.  Where was Sir Bob Geldorf? Where was Barney Curley? Where was Band Aid?  All were needed upsides David Cameron for true back up action to kick in, so why were they not there with Cameron? What help was Cameron’s Lip Service is such a situation as this? Useless a waste of time and money. Nothing more than a public snub to all those mother's and their babies facing and suffering shocking deaths. 




DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2013
Tuesday March 12 to Friday March 15

EQUUS ZONE joins up with the PUNTERS ZONE
Cheltenham Festival Betting Odds
http://www.cheltenham-festival.co.uk/ 



BRITISH FLAT TURF SEASON OPENS 2013

DONCASTER LINCOLN FESTIVAL 2013
Friday March 22nd and Saturday March 23rd

EQUUS ZONE joins - up with the PUNTERS ZONE
http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/horse-racing/fixturedetails/232
http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/horse-racing/fixtures 



2013
KEY RACE DATES
http://www.racingbetter.co.uk/fixtures/index.html 



AINTREE GRAND NATIONAL FESTIVAL 2013
Thursday April 4th to Saturday April 6th

EQUUS ZONE joins up with the PUNTERS ZONE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National
http://beechersbrook.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/2013-grand-national-news.html
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equine_fatalities_in_the_Grand_National











BEGINNERS GUIDE

A guide to horseracing and how to bet

http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/horse-racing/beginnersguidetoracing/howtobet 




 

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