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Old 01-09-2021, 05:12 PM   #1
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NYRA bans Erick Guillot

and rightfully so. there is no need for racism or hatred in horse racing or anywhere for that matter. this was nothing but hate,. Gulfstream Santa Anita and Laurel followed suit.


https://www.drf.com/news/jockey-club...guillot-banned
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Old 01-09-2021, 05:46 PM   #2
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and rightfully so. there is no need for racism or hatred in horse racing or anywhere for that matter. this was nothing but hate,. Gulfstream Santa Anita and Laurel followed suit.


https://www.drf.com/news/jockey-club...guillot-banned
What if he called him Big Red?
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Old 01-09-2021, 06:19 PM   #3
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Jesus........what an over-reaction on everybody’s part.

Its Grape Soda for Christ sake.

It could have been worse........
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Old 01-09-2021, 07:01 PM   #4
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As a kid I loved drinking grape soda, though my teeth and bloodstream probably didn't like the staining and sugar overload. Never in my nearly 60 years have I thought the drink had anything to do with racism.

Why don't the PC police go ahead and ban the new Popeye's chicken ads I've seen? They are full of black people enjoying their "stereotypical" meals.

All I can say is thank God Mel Brooks made Blazing Saddles when he did.
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As a kid I loved drinking grape soda, though my teeth and bloodstream probably didn't like the staining and sugar overload. Never in my nearly 60 years have I thought the drink had anything to do with racism.

Why don't the PC police go ahead and ban the new Popeye's chicken ads I've seen? They are full of black people enjoying their "stereotypical" meals.

All I can say is thank God Mel Brooks made Blazing Saddles when he did.
You won’t believe this but I actually typed a Blazing Saddles reference in the post above.......but erased it because I didn’t want to stir the pot anymore
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You guys obviously didn't read the article on DRF.

You should probably read it...or read it again...it contains important info you obviously missed.
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Old 01-09-2021, 07:17 PM   #7
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You guys obviously didn't read the article on DRF.

You should probably read it...or read it again...it contains important info you obviously missed.
Can you give us the Cliff's Notes? Under this new admin I need to be told what to think.
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After the name was changed, Guillot on Jan. 1 tweeted “This colt [sic] will run next week and has unique name in honor of a TVG analyst.” At the end of the tweet was an emoji of a black fist.
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Happy now?
Can you think of a less offensive racial name to have named the horse? It was probably just a stupid joke.
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Old 01-09-2021, 07:33 PM   #10
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Can you think of a less offensive racial name to have named the horse? It was probably just a stupid joke.
Well...I gave you a chance to plead ignorant due to not reading the article...but...I guess I gave you way too much credit.

I'm getting so tired of the nonsense.
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Well...I gave you a chance to plead ignorant due to not reading the article...but...I guess I gave you way too much credit.

I'm getting so tired of the nonsense.
Sorry. I guess I'm tired of everything being twisted into racism.
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Old 01-09-2021, 07:58 PM   #12
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We had a similar case over here recently when a trainer/owner named his horse Jungle Bunny. The British Horse Racing Authority ordered the name to be changed. The biggest issue though was how the BHA allowed the name in the first place as all names have to be cleared by them first. On balance I am inclined to believe the trainer when he said it was an innocent mistake but also amazed that he did not realise how offensive the name was.
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I just realized this is in off-topic for some reason....oh well

Anyhoo...are some of you guys really operating under the notion that this guy innocently named a horse Grape Soda and is being shafted by NYRA due to the cancel culture going on right now?

HE ****ING TWEETED ON JAN 1 THAT HE NAMED A HORSE AFTER A CERTAIN TVG ANALYST USING A "UNIQUE NAME" and then ended the tweet with a black fist emoticon.

There is nothing innocent to see here...jeez

He did it ON PURPOSE. And even explained why:

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Guillot on Saturday said he took issue with Rudulph’s social-media posts during the summer when the Black Lives Matter movement was in full swing following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Guillot, who said he has known Rudulph for 20 years, claims Rudulph’s background is one of privilege.

“He plays both sides of the fence, he’s a hypocrite,” Guillot said. “I hate hypocrites.”
Just because he used a more obscure stereotypical reference that not everyone may know about doesn't make it any less despicable.
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Damn I must live an insulated life... cause if I heard someone use term Grape Soda. My first thought would of been Shasta Brand Pop.

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I get it. But if they would have just ignored the idiot he wouldn’t have got what he wanted........public notice
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