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06-27-2018, 09:19 AM
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Glad my wife didnt see this. she's freaks when they "ear" a horse.
she hates mistreatment of animals. this is glaring example.
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06-27-2018, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by turfnsport
I have written about this incident and somewhat surprised by some of the people defending his actions.
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It's mind-boggling how anyone can defend this behavior.
OTOH, maybe it's attitudes like that which continue the cycle that makes horse racing a sport that fewer and fewer people want to get involved in.
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Originally Posted by castaway01
He should be fired, that's all. So he's been doing the job for 20 years? It appears he can't handle the pressure anymore.
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This.
Nobody who did what he did to a horse should be allowed to continue to be around horses.
Last edited by clicknow; 06-27-2018 at 12:49 PM.
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06-27-2018, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
That right there is total bullshit. That guy should have been immediately dismissed and investigated for possible criminal wrongdoing.
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Ok, big eyeroll here. Good luck with pressing criminal charges against someone for slapping a horse in the face. Geez, people.
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06-27-2018, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Fager Fan
Ok, big eyeroll here. Good luck with pressing criminal charges against someone for slapping a horse in the face. Geez, people.
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#nicetrollingdude
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06-27-2018, 05:02 PM
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John Kerry is pissed
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06-27-2018, 05:27 PM
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If the assistant starter has been working for the past 20 years and has a good reputation, why, this one time, did he overreact? It was violent, it was ugly, I feel the penalty should have been more than just a suspension and a slap on the hand. Yet I'm kind of on the fence in regards to firing him. Find him a new position that doesn't require the direct handling of horses.
Accolade has had eight starts. Does he always act up in the gate? I don't know. However there is never, ever, any excuse whatsoever as to punch any horse and abuse him/her. I have to wonder, in his future races, will he now approach the gate with anxiety and/or fear remembering...that's a bad place, that's a painful place. It's bad enough some horses get claustrophobic in that tiny space but then to have been beaten in the head that's a frightening experience. I wonder how it will affect him going forward.
So very sad in all ways.
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06-27-2018, 07:23 PM
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Another black mark on our sport
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06-27-2018, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz
Of course, were I the horse's owner, I'd be screaming for his head. I'd really like to see this done to a horse trained by somebody like Baffert.
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Verrry good point. Or a horse owned by the Ramseys.
This is the kind of thing that gives our game a, uhmmmm....a black eye.
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06-27-2018, 09:51 PM
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And yet when the people who run this S***hole track get interviewed by the racing press, it will never be mentioned. Jstu more of the SOSO crap, like what's was it like to win a race? What's your favorite color....
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06-28-2018, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
#nicetrollingdude
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You posted a stupid comment. Criminal charges? They couldn’t get more than probation for two lowlifes who slit a dog’s throat on Snapchat video, and you think a DA is going to go after an asst starter for this action? And it’d be a criminal charge?
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06-28-2018, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Fager Fan
You posted a stupid comment. Criminal charges? They couldn’t get more than probation for two lowlifes who slit a dog’s throat on Snapchat video, and you think a DA is going to go after an asst starter for this action? And it’d be a criminal charge?
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I said investigated for criminal charges.
But then again, you said he SLAPPED the horse...who's stupid again?
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06-28-2018, 09:48 AM
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They made a big deal over Jack the Ripper "poking" ladies at night. 
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06-28-2018, 10:50 AM
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Does anybody think this is first time incident with this starter? This was the maybe the first one that got recorded for everyone to see.
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06-28-2018, 11:31 AM
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Imo, what the Delaware Park asst starter did is inexcusable.
A grown man whose chosen profession involves interacting with and gaining the trust of horses, ought to know better.
My gut reaction after watching the video? Pretty much the same as seeing a grown man punching out a woman or a child.
The 8 day suspension rubber stamped by the stewards?
Imo, equally inexcusable.
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06-28-2018, 11:39 AM
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Pulling ears, yanking tails and whipping are not abuse?
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