HOLLYWOODBETS GREYVILLE SATURDAY 24 MAY 2025

bayern wrote:

There is nothing wrong with that strategy, many trainers have done that in the past. Snaith is not saying it can't win or finish in the money places, stranger things have happened in racing - it's up to you the punter to decide what to do.


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the duke wrote:

Snaith racing have made it clear that Makozole will be used as a pacemaker in the DN 2000.The horse is therefore not being ridden to obtain the best possible placing.Jockeys in the past have been suspended and or fined for rides which which were deemed to be such that they failed to obtain the best possible finishing position for their mount.What is the NHRA ruling when the trainer clearly states a contestant will be used as a pacemaker....surely this is against the rules of the NHRA....or are jockeys and trainers treated differently for the same action.

Aidan O'Brien often uses this tactic to ensure a true run race . In 2020 Serpentine 25-1 ridden by Emmett McNamara ( who ?? ) bolted up by 5 and a half lengths to win The Derby !