2:55PM29 December 2020
Two plus two generally equals four, but it doesn t seem to when you look at the history of jockey betting bans.
SOMETHING DOESN’T ADD UP
Ben Melham was disqualified for five months for betting offences and giving false evidence, Damien Oliver was outed for eight months for backing a rival horse while Adam Hyeronimus was thrown out for three years for betting offences and providing false evidence. His appeal will be handed down in the new year.
I was only fair at mathematics but the numbers don’t seem to add up to me.
I realise each case is different but it’s a case of either two of the sentences are ridiculously light or one is very harsh or a mixture of both.
Earlier this month, Common appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss his latest musical project, A Beautiful Revolution Pt 1 a collection rooted in his need to create art discussing police brutality, social justice, and political activism. It’s vital movement music that finds the acclaimed GRAMMY-, Emmy-, and Oscar-winning artist, activist, actor, and two-time New York Times Bestselling author motivated by something bigger than his art as he “bridges different generations of civil rights movements together” (NPR Music).
LISTEN to Common’s “Riot in My Mind”:
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Chris Colbert Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor, or George Floyd are a portion of the familiar names of African Americans who have died while in police custody. Their deaths fueled the latest edition of the Black Civil Rights Movement driven by Black Lives Matter. While marching or speaking, the activists rhythmically call and respond to the chant “Say their Names” with current and past victims of police violence. Instead of a chant, Chris Colbert is converting “Say Their Name” into a continuing series of podcasts that he hopes will memorialize their loss for their families, the immediate community, and the nation seeking to secure reforms and justice for them.
The Group 2 Villiers Stakes trophy stayed with Mark Newnham after the local conditioner combined with Rachel King for successive wins in the summer feature mile.
Greysful Glamour was too quick for them in controlling the race from start to finish to hold out the Godolphin duo Best Of Days and Criaderas and give Newnham and King another win after being successful with Quackerjack in 2019.
The good track was played very fast with Happy Clapper’s record in the Group 2 Villiers eclipsed while two horses went close to bettering Yes Yes Yes’ 1200m track record.
The majority of winners came from on speed but overall, it was a great day of racing with some outstanding performances.