who is the trainer the father or the son

Wouter, the point is that the Registered Trainer of the horse was there, not out of town..... do you see MDK assistants giving instructions when he is in the parade ring? Is Basil the registered assistant to Adam?

Anyway, enough bull for one morning for me, chow(tu)

I know people who have horses with Adam and they all say what a top class kid he is.... Dont forget when he took his dads horses to Durban a few years ago how well he did.

Adam ran the yard in Durban on his own a few years back and did an outstanding job, having the expertise of a man like Basil and not using it would be ridiculous and there is no doubt that wanting his son to succeed and adding value to the stable where and when he can is something that Basil will continue to do, if I was an owner in the yard I would be overjoyed at the added input, remember the name Adam Marcus he will no doubt carry the flag of the Marcus dynasty with distinction, a very mature head on young shoulders...

savasp Wrote:

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> Then why is he a trainer, Basil should be find for
> misleading the jockey club,they should apply for a
> joint trainers license, right or wrong.I have
> never heard one person have anything nice to say
> about him,even people that have worked for him say
> he's a #%&#*.


So you categorically heard word for word what Basil said.....with his wealth of experience all over the world he can say what he wants to in the ring.Adam is still a young trainer and DOES train the horses, his father is adding value to the new yard.Come on ,stop being so negative and slating the individual.....ITS WRONG!

BTW , where did the horse finish LOL

Ask yourself, if anton or strydom was helping in your yard with workouts/training programs / finetuning or whatever and he is also in the ring on raceday, then who will be the best to give jockey advice and instructions?

I will beg them again to come help if they offer such a service.

Kicking a man when he is down is wrong as well,have you been down in life before and no one helps you and you are struggling to make ends meet,its the worst thing for a man in his life,please come on have a heart guys do you like to see a man struggle like that.

Please elaborate 4 the younger generation guys..

I have not a clue what's going on

savasp Wrote:

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> Kicking a man when he is down is wrong as
> well,have you been down in life before and no one
> helps you and you are struggling to make ends
> meet,its the worst thing for a man in his
> life,please come on have a heart guys do you like
> to see a man struggle like that.


People struggle in all walks of life. He should seek help. Nobody is heartless in this situation. The fact is the horses were the ones most affected. That is what has gotten everybody involved. He should find another job.

Feeding starving horses doesnt sound like kicking a man when hes down?

savasp Wrote:

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> Kicking a man when he is down is wrong as
> well,have you been down in life before and no one
> helps you and you are struggling to make ends
> meet,its the worst thing for a man in his
> life,please come on have a heart guys do you like
> to see a man struggle like that.

Savasp...I assume you are referring to big JW Macdonald??? If so there is a different thread where clanners have posted and I do not believe its about kick someone when he's down...JW made a really bad call with the horses in his care. You cannot possibly try and defend that....

I don't defend that but I know what its like to be down and out ,there must be a resin for his actions that only he can answer for ,please I am not on mac side but when you out and have nothing now body comes to help,if you never been there then you wouldn't know the feeling.