Yellow Vests stop play

Similar to our EFF protests at Fairview and the Vaal...





Chantilly – Five races at a French race meeting were postponed from Saturday until Sunday morning after a large group of protesters occupied the course for more than two hours.

JANUARY 13, 2019
A nine-race card had been scheduled at picturesque Chantilly, but it was possible to run only the first four after the lengthy delay.

Janine Hamilton, travelling head girl for British trainer George Baker, estimated the group to be 500-strong. She said the protest was not against Chantilly or French racing, but rather part of the “gilets jaunes”, or “yellow jackets”, movement, which was initially an objection to a proposed tax hike on petrol but has developed into a wider anti-government rebellion and caused major disruption across France in recent weeks.

Hamilton said: “This wasn’t at all about racing – it was to do with the problems they’re having here with tax and the standard of living. But it was an unusual venue to use with animals involved.

“The welfare of horses is the most important thing. It was very loud. The protesters had flares, drums and whistles.”

Recalling how the incident unfolded, Hamilton said: “They arrived just before the horses were about to go down to post for the first race. Initially racing was supposed to be delayed for 30 minutes, but that passed.

“They were nowhere near the horses. But the horses could hear them. They came across the course and congregated near the winning post. It was very loud.”

Baker said he had been sent a note from France Galop warning disruption was possible.

Hamilton said a large police presence arrived at the course to deal with the protesters.

Racing eventually got under way two and a half hours later than scheduled. – www.racingpost.com

......yes and the French racing authorities made a plan.....they seem to be completing the meeting with remaining five races early today....maybe our boys could learn to be as adaptable....:huh:

For what our boys dont give a shit. There's nothing no one can learn them. Its the sign of the times

.....I think that some of boys do care....but they are largely inept and even with all this modern technology a great failure to communicate and rectify......some bod should have seen our problem in hosting this meeting yesterday and seen an opportunity to follow through today and plug the gaps.....yet their incentives are not based on performance initiatives anymore as they will get them even if the tote keeps collapsing or TT clowns are showing races that are not part of the betting program....the race fixture planning management should learn to work with the broad caster and the tote for starters.....:huh:

Muhtiman wrote: ......yes and the French racing authorities made a plan.....they seem to be completing the meeting with remaining five races early today....maybe our boys could learn to be as adaptable....:huh:

The yellow vests shut down France for months, if they wanted them not to race on Sunday they wouldn`t have raced