Jumps racing really is doomed...The hysteria that's blown up after the death of Siroccan Storm at Warrnambool on Wednesday only highlights what the sport is up against. Today we're likely to see the usual mob of anti-jumps protesters at the 'Bool, and it's the sort of thing that will just go on and on. Everyone will lose faith that the sport has a long-term future. That's when they will start dropping out. That will mean fewer and fewer horses - until the game is eventually so crippled that stum
Jumps racing really is doomed...The hysteria that's blown up after the death of Siroccan Storm at Warrnambool on Wednesday only highlights what the sport is up against. Today we're likely to see the usual mob of anti-jumps protesters at the 'Bool, and it's the sort of thing that will just go on and on. Everyone will lose faith that the sport has a long-term future. That's when they will start dropping out. That will mean fewer and fewer horses - until the game is eventually so crippled that stumps will be drawn.