To paraphrase a successful senior jockey – good riders don’t need instructions and bad ones don’t follow them .
I note this in the wake of another messaging own goal coming from Racing Australia in a seemingly bizarrely timed Good Friday eve statement announcing an amendment to the Rules of Racing in relation to riding instructions.
This is the one that cemented jockeys only receive riding instructions from a trainer or owner of the horse they are riding.
Again in seeking – in RA’s own words – they didn’t want jockeys to be confused by receiving “conflicting riding instructions”.
Where did this come from? Where were the serious concerns raised, discussed, tabled and wrapped into this change? Which were later written away as merely formalising a “chain of command”, if you can get your head around that.
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All Star Mile face off over the 1400m in the
Grp1 Futurity as South Australian giant
BEHEMOTH heads the
ARCADIA QUEEN and Kiwi raider
PROBABEEL who blew the field away in the Grp3 Bellmaine Stakes a fortnight ago.
The
Grp1 Oakleigh Plate looks as wide-open as ever with TAB $5.50 The Field and plenty of value around for potential future sprinting superstars in the likes of
ANCESTRY,
BROOKLYN HUSTLE.
With the Track a Good 4, the Rail True and a hot and breezy day expected at The Heath, the action looks unmissable across Caulfield’s Premier Autumn meeting.
9,000 patrons are expected to get out and enjoy the festivities as
Black Caviar Lightning over 1000m.
With the weather set fair by the time the first jumps, the Rail set in the True position across the entire circuit, and on what is likely to be a Good 4 track, it looks to be a mouth-watering meeting for all Racing fans.
The
Autumn Racing Carnival in Melbourne, culminating on
All Star Mile Day at
Moonee Valley.
This interactive experience will again provide RSN listeners with the chance to be involved throughout a Saturday raceday, like never before.
Boasting a team of experts including leading form analyst
Deane Lester,
the Autumn Ticket will have all the breaking news, interviews and analysis from the track including immediate reaction from trainers and jockeys.