crookery makes racing fun

mr hawaii Wrote:

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> rob faux Wrote:
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> > I knew of a horse from a top stable that had
> > plenty ability and bad attitude-an electric
> > whip(similar to cattle prod) was used in
> training
> > -in the race only the verbal cry was used and
> the
> > horse reacted,per-empting the shock-the horse
> won
> > its comeback run ,in the top division by
> something
> > like 14 lengths ,won next time out again and
> then
> > wised up and the effect was short term!
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> Barend Botes was suspended for this a few years
> ago


Urban legends spinning out of control.....some guys were/are using these devices to get stubborn horses into starting stalls .....it is illegal and a short cut.....I have one of these devices that my father had....he did not use it but took it away from another trainer that was abusing it and zapping every horse through the gates.....there is no fun in zapping anything with this as it is shockingly painfull and not very nice.....:X

crookery in horseracing? No never, who would have ever thought that there was:

Trainer Barend Botes Suspended
The National Horseracing Authority confirms that at an Inquiry which concluded on 5 April 2006, Trainer Barend Botes was found guilty in terms of Rule 72.1.14 in that he used a cattle prodder which is capable of generating a high voltage pulse on certain horses trained by him.
The penalty imposed on Mr Botes was a suspension of his trainer's licence for a period of four months.In addition he was ordered to pay two thirds of the costs incurred by The National Horseracing Authority in regard to this Inquir

www.zoominfo.com/p/Barend-Botes/911215777

chicken 'n chips Wrote:

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> crookery in horseracing? No never, who would have
> ever thought that there was:

chicken 'n chips Wrote:

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> also people who are sarcastic
:S8-):S