What irritates me ...

Calling jockeys "boys".

Pubs that run out of Smirnoff and tipsters that tell you they spoke to the jock who has never heard or seen the guy before! And okes that carry baseball bats and don't invite us for a dop?

"Jaap the trainer JC....................."

Vis I can maybe explain horses named after their owners,it happened twice to me I put four names forward with one related to me last as I have run out of names and then it get approved funny enough the one I named was a good earner (Nico"s Girl )I suppose some guys really name them with a reason

BIGNIC Wrote:

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> Vis I can maybe explain horses named after their
> owners,it happened twice to me I put four names
> forward with one related to me last as I have run
> out of names and then it get approved funny enough
> the one I named was a good earner (Nico"s Girl )I
> suppose some guys really name them with a reason

If it works for you no worries mate! Especially if it earns.

Something I have heard more and more lately. When a trainer is asked prior to a horse making its debut if it had any chance and the reply is.......Nice horse/type, will need the experience.

How many "nice horses" do we have running on our tracks

I hate Duncan Howells tipping his short priced horses as e/w chances,

Mj Odendaal riding a horse I fancy for the first time

And everybody associated with CAPE racing lol

Tommy_Hotspur Wrote:

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> Something I have heard more and more lately. When
> a trainer is asked prior to a horse making its
> debut if it had any chance and the reply
> is.......Nice horse/type, will need the
> experience.
>
> How many "nice horses" do we have running on our
> tracks

Amazing how may of the "nice" horses end up as nice riding horses a few months later - A clever friend told me that you can learn a great deal about a horse from its first run and that approach works more often than not.

Ja Mr. H......the mind boggles.

Use your own eyes and your own mind and you will be just fine!

Tommy_Hotspur Wrote:

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> Something I have heard more and more lately. When
> a trainer is asked prior to a horse making its
> debut if it had any chance and the reply
> is.......Nice horse/type, will need the
> experience.
>
> How many "nice horses" do we have running on our
> tracks


This talk is not for Joe punter but for the owner that has been feeding it for the last 18 months......:S

Agreed Muthi!

Horse For Sale – Terminology uncovered

Event Prospect = Big Fast Horse
Dressage Prospect = Big Slow Horse
Sporting Prospect = Short Fast Horse
Hack Prospect = Pretty Colour
Camp Prospect = Fast Horse which can turn
Endurance Prospect = Fast Horse which will turn sometimes
Flashy = White Socks
Attractive = Bay
15.2hh = 14.3hhh
16.2hh = 15.3hh
To Loving Home = Of no use to new owner
To Show Home Only = Very Expensive
Needs Experienced Rider = Potentially Lethal
Elegant = Thin
In Good Condition = Foundered
Free Moving = Bolts
Quiet = Lame in Both Front Legs
Dead Quiet = Lame in All Four Legs
Good in Traffic (Bombproof) = Lame all Round, Deaf and Blind
Loves Children = Kicks and Bites
Arab Type = Looks startled
TB Type = Looks Terrified
Quarter Horse Type = Fat
Pony Type = Small and Hairy
Warmblood Type = Big and Hairy
Draught Type = Big and Exceedingly Hairy
Easy to Catch = Very Old
Must Sell = Wife has left home and taking kids
All Offers Considered = I am in Traction for 6 months
Reluctant Seller = I’ve only 95% given up that I can ride it.