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Look Brendan I want to stop but if you cannot see the difference between a horse having had two 2yo starts and hitting its straps and a horse having had 3 seasons of racing then hitting its straps with a now 'supposed' 33 collects in a season, then we have very different definitions of 'clear parallels'. I only took exception with the story as being a bit too much of a yarn and only mentioned the Sofoulis story as a feelgood story - no mention of Adam's horses just his colours. The horses comparison is all yours Brendan and I replied to your comparison to one particular horse as being ridiculous so you have another shot by throwing in a few others. I was being contrary - if you think I was aiming to spread hate you should have alerted the mods and it should have been deleted. Whatever it was possibly misjudged criticism of an article on a slow news day. Fini
I am surprised at some of the comments here.Take the comments with regards to Zakara at home.
Does that kind of thing happen. Absolutely. Anyone who knows the Sundon story when as a yearling out for education he monstered a couple of well performed older stablemates to the shock of everybody involved would know that it does happen. I can quote you another string of similar stories if you like.
Personally I think you owe Gary Hall an apology for the comments regarding Zakara.
Anyone who has been involved in harness racing would know that incidents like he described happen.
I am all for holding people to account when spin is involved but in this case to describe it as spin is nonsense.