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    Senior Member Horse Of The Year trish will become famous soon enough
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    Quote Originally Posted by eliteblood View Post
    Trish, I think they still had to get on the scales after the race. When a minimum weight was no longer required drivers still lined up as per the photo, the steward used to check the whips and the drivers had an opportunity at this time to lodge a protest before "all clear" was given.
    I think a minimum weight should never have been abolished and am still convinced that weight matters.

    Thanks Trevor, couldn't recall what happened at HP. I 150% agree with you that weight matters, I'm sure it does & no one will ever convince me otherwise. Its ridiculous to think that when horses for trainers in the gallops are given a 1kg penalty, connections are devastated & has seen horses scratched from some big races. Yet week after week drivers can give away as much as 50kg.
    Weight can stop a freight train is an old racetrack expression.
    Last edited by trish; 10-18-2014 at 10:11 PM. Reason: Added

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    Totally agree too. Who was the last heavy 'ish' driver to win a premiership?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Form Student View Post
    Perce Hall or Owen Glendenning!
    I think it's Owen Mr Hall had all cerise i think
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    Quote Originally Posted by aussiebreno View Post
    When did that change? Late 90s? I was born 1992 and have vague recollections of them weighing in.
    I agree, likely to be the "Big O", but he and Perce were related at one stage!
    Check out the guys on the right sitting on the brick wall......one push or slip!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Form Student View Post



    I agree, likely to be the "Big O", but he and Perce were related at one stage!
    Check out the guys on the right sitting on the brick wall......one push or slip!
    Perc's colours were red with purple sleeves as I recall

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    Where unanimous - O W Glendenning!

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