Time to ban horse racing (jumps)

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Another 4 horses ''destroyed'' yesterday, three at the Cheltenham, one at Sedgefield - how can this be justified?
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Will punters not go / bet on these races if they are just straight races without the jumps?
Next month is Aintree so put your money on a couple of more horses dying for profit.

 

[therealzaba]

They can still break legs on straights???

But no its the name of the game really???

 

[c4lv3rt]

horses for courses

 

[markbmcfc]

Difficult one, and you'll find two camps. People who are arsed theyve lost about £40 at the festival this week, and people arsed that four horses have died.

I love horse racing, but I also love horses, so its a difficult one.

It's not as black and white as people on the outside may think, there is too much tradition and history in horse racing to ban it.

I can see them reducing the maximum field size and height of fences though.

 

[The Pink Panther]

Mmm, tough one this.
I'm in the "it shouldn't be allowed" camp and had the discussion with a work colleague who put up a very convincing and good argument on why it should
But perhaps if we shot the jockey as well as the horse

 

[mcmanus]

Ban it for being boring.

Good laugh if you go to the course though.

 

[ell]

I would still bet on horses even without the jumps

 

[Anonymous]

ban it, how can you justify a horses life by fucking betting?

 

[markbmcfc]

ban it, how can you justify a horses life by fucking betting?

Out of interest.....what are the trainers/jockeys/stable staff/tipsters/media columnists/presenters and the thousands and thousands of other people employed because of horse racing supposed to do for a job?

 

[therealzaba]

ban it, how can you justify a horses life by fucking betting?

Got to love a bet