Reply With QuoteOh yeah, I'm all for harsh and deserving penalties. I just think the reason wasn't fear of a positive just sheer anger.Originally Posted by Itisi
I have never heard of anyone having the temerity to take a horse from the swab box !!....this is not the only recent case of someone getting off a hell of a lot lighter than most people expected, and it sure hasn't sent a great message.
Oh yeah, I'm all for harsh and deserving penalties. I just think the reason wasn't fear of a positive just sheer anger.
Guess we will never know and that is what pisses most people off anyhow good luck to him.
This win was a huge form reversal from his previous runs.
I see that Michael Russo done a similar act and took his horse home before it was due to race, for what reason I don't know but the stewards wanted to pre race swab it. What the f... Is going on.
Form reversal? He was second up from a spell first up he got well back an race wasn't run to suit they got home in 28 so was defiantly nothing wrong with his first up run... His last run before his spell may have been disappointing but apart from that his form has been near faultless for kennedy!
Itisi, 6 years a bit harsh for what I'm sure was just a brain snap does look bad but we will see next time the horse goes around A- how is performs ? B- how the swab goes cause I'm sure it will be swabbed and be be found clear of " rocket fuel"
Last edited by Ev McKenna; 01-11-2012 at 08:32 PM. Reason: Correction
Pretty much agree with this, especially the first bit re form reversal. Yes he was $28 but last season he won 6/17 so the horse obviously has some ability.
But as you've said, hard to make up ground in a quick last quarter first up, and the only other blotch in his record was 2 starts back when spelled (which indicates end of his tether or something wrong etc).
Why then would you take a horse away from the swabbing stalls.A non rusted on harness punter could only get one impression and that he was avoiding something. .Bad image for harness.I want anyone to be found using rocket fuel as you called it not to be banned for 6 years but for life.
We dont need cheats and as i was always told once a cheat always a cheat.
Barney it is my humble opinion he took the horse out of the swabbing stall not from fear of a swab but because of sheer disgust his horse was disqualified but was still being swabbed. I'm not saying that makes it right or even contemplating that that's a reasonable excuse, but that was his reason imo.
As stated in last post Kennedy has obviously had a brain snap as barney just stated it would be more due to anger/stress than fear of a positive swab but time will tell whether the horse proforms next start which I'm sure it will of they can fix the hanging problem the horse obviously had at Albury ...
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