Can they leave nothing alone? These days it seems it's often change for the sake of change. Like Chief Stipe Terry Bailey's proposal for a 24-hour lockdown for runners in the 2010 Melbourne Cup. Oh, p-l-e-a-se...give us a break! Why on earth is this being proposed? Have there been a string of drugged horses running in the Cup? If not, what's wrong with the current system? It seems to have worked well for more than a century. I'm afraid the usually intelligent and rational Terry Bailey has shot h
Can they leave nothing alone? These days it seems it's often change for the sake of change. Like Chief Stipe Terry Bailey's proposal for a 24-hour lockdown for runners in the 2010 Melbourne Cup. Oh, p-l-e-a-se...give us a break! Why on earth is this being proposed? Have there been a string of drugged horses running in the Cup? If not, what's wrong with the current system? It seems to have worked well for more than a century. I'm afraid the usually intelligent and rational Terry Bailey has shot himself in the foot with this silly idea. But, hey, don't snort into your beer...It'll probably be introduced! After the whip laws nonsense, just about anything is possible.