Silly boy Gordon

[sinkov]

One of Irish trainer Gordon Elliott's horses collapsed and died on the gallops last week, it's not an everyday event, but it happens occasionally to every trainer, in every racing yard. Problem for Gordon is that he had no more sense than to sit on the dead horse and get himself photographed, and said photo was soon all over Twitter.

You could say that the ****storm now enveloping Elliott has to be seen to be believed, but not really, it's entirely what you would expect as the outraged PC Brigade goes into overdrive. His horses have been banned from racing in the UK, Betfair has severed all connection with him, he's the subject of an investigation in Ireland, British trainers have been loud and very public in their condemnation of him, if at the end of this he's still allowed to make a living from training racehorses I'll be very surprised.

Of course what he did was stupid, and he's sorry and regrets it, but that won't save him, he will now be hounded out of his job, whatever happened to punishment fitting crimes ?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I was reading about this $hit storm in the Guardian this morning.

The sanctimonious attitude of the article got me saying to the wife, "It's only a dead horse FFS!"

I suppose I might be making my own tea with the indignation I received.

[sinkov]

It's the stupidity, yet again BT, that beggars belief. The Animal Rights morons have it in for racing, they'll get it stopped if they can and they'll use every trick in the book to do it. So this clown goes and has a photo taken sat on a dead horse. I'm virtually speechless, in itself it's nothing, like you said it's just a dead animal, no big deal, but in the climate racing operates in, it's lunacy.

[alfinyalcabo]

As far as I can see this photo took place in 2019.. Looks like somebody had it in for him. Another picture of a jockey who rides for Elliott has surfaced with him sat on another dead horse also.. No sympathy really,if you are in a position like he is you don't do things like that.. More foool him,he should know better. now the PC brigade and jockey club will hound him and probably ruin his career as a trainer..

[sinkov]

As far as I can see this photo took place in 2019.. Looks like somebody had it in for him.

Originally I thought the photo was recent Alf, but you're right it's from 2019. The IHRB think it's been deliberately kept back until just before Cheltenham to do him the maximum damage. They seem to think it's someone with a personal grudge against him, but it wouldn't surprise me if some branch of the Animal Rights Brigade aren't behind it. I've had dealings with some of these people, I know how they work, this is right out of their playbook.

[alfinyalcabo]

Originally I thought the photo was recent Alf, but you're right it's from 2019. The IHRB think it's been deliberately kept back until just before Cheltenham to do him the maximum damage. They seem to think it's someone with a personal grudge against him, but it wouldn't surprise me if some branch of the Animal Rights Brigade aren't behind it. I've had dealings with some of these people, I know how they work, this is right out of their playbook.

Yes,but surely he'd know who took the picture in the first place Sinky? Must have been a mate of his who's dobbed him in?

[sinkov]

Yes,but surely he'd know who took the picture in the first place Sinky? Must have been a mate of his who's dobbed him in?

He must know Alfie mustn't he, it's all a bit of a mystery though, biggest mystery of all is why he thought it a good idea to sit astride a dead horse and have his photo taken. It didn't happen by accident, he knew exactly what he was doing. I think he's lucky he's Irish, training in Ireland, I think he'll come back from it, if he was English, training in England, he'd be finished.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

He must know Alfie mustn't he, it's all a bit of a mystery though, biggest mystery of all is why he thought it a good idea to sit astride a dead horse and have his photo taken. It didn't happen by accident, he knew exactly what he was doing. I think he's lucky he's Irish, training in Ireland, I think he'll come back from it, if he was English, training in England, he'd be finished.

Sorry for being a repititive bore, but it's a dead f*ucking horse, they still melt the f*uckers down for glue don't they?

[alfinyalcabo]

Banned for 12months with six months suspended and fined 15,000 euros. Got away lightly then..

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I think he is now of pariah status Alf, his glory days are over I think.