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05-04-2011, 11:27 PM
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Warrnambool steeplechase
Did anybody else just watch this race? Yikes!
Edit: well, now they are reporting that three patrons were injured, did go to the hospital, but are allegedly okay. Hard to believe when you watch it replayed - a horse appearing out of the sky and falling on you - but thank god! What happened was a horse, Banna Strand, lost it's jockey during a crash, and was racing around the edge of the course - it came up to a solid blind brick (now it's said it was a lattice-like material) six-foot wall along the edge of the course and cleared it readily - but landed right into the crowd. The horse left the track, but was found and brought back. Syndney Morning Herald, screen grab from replay: 
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts Last edited by Riot : 05-05-2011 at 12:37 AM. 
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05-05-2011, 02:14 PM
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Here's the video.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011...se-jumps-crowd And a sequence of still pictures: http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/s...electedImage=7
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts Last edited by Riot : 05-05-2011 at 05:15 PM.
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05-06-2011, 11:09 PM
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I can say I was there when this happened
 Any sympathy for the people injured? none whatsoever, a bunch of freeloaders that wanted to watch the racing, but didn't want to pay $25..... so they stood outside the track on a road, next time ya think they might pay?
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05-06-2011, 11:41 PM
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the horse was amazing jumped the fence didn't spook when it landed in the people, just wanted to get away could have been so much worse!!!
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05-08-2011, 06:34 PM
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I know jumps racing has been under attack in Australia, how is the fallout this week? I am a fan of jumps racing, and I don't want it to be outlawed.
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts
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