Big Story In Irish Racing

zpehtsfd · 26-03-2015 8:26pm #1

Breaking tomorrow. At least that is what is rumored on NewsTalk radio. Read on another board that it might be Ted Walsh related.

26-03-2015 8:48pm

Heard John Duggan on Matt Cooper. First time in a long time ill be watching the late late

Francie Barrett · 26-03-2015 9:05pm

Ted Walsh in a bit of hot-water? Surely that couldn't be so.

fits · 26-03-2015 9:06pm

they've cloned shergar?

Francie Barrett · 26-03-2015 9:07pm

fits wrote: »

they've cloned shergar?

More likely than Ted Walsh being involved in any wrong doing. The man is the white knight of Irish racing :pac:

bellybuster12 · 26-03-2015 9:08pm

Ruby retiring???

the 12 th man · 26-03-2015 9:27pm

bellybuster12 wrote: »

Ruby retiring???

With Rich Ricci around I'd say he'll hang on for a while but will get even more selective with his rides.

ectoraige · 26-03-2015 10:29pm

bellybuster12 wrote: »

Ruby retiring???

It was portrayed on the radio more as a scandal than a sentimental piece. With the Turf Club meeting next Thursday about Foxrock, I'm guessing this is somebody's idea of a preemptive damage limitation exercise. Or IKEA cloned Shergar for it's meatballs.

finbarrk · 26-03-2015 11:19pm

Hope it's not drug related incident.

Juwwi · 26-03-2015 11:38pm

So far we have ,Ruby's retiring because Ted sold Shergar to Ikea but
Ted denies all memory of it saying he was on drugs .:D

mr.jingle · 26-03-2015 11:56pm

Maybe Jim Culloty is packing it in

kfallon · 27-03-2015 12:13am

mr.jingle wrote: »

Maybe Jim Culloty is packing it in

More of a scandal if he says he's continuing :pac:

waybuloo · 27-03-2015 12:27am

Can anyone tell me what the big secret in horse racing is?seemingly it's shocking and will be revealed tomorrow evening

Gregk961 · 27-03-2015 1:06am

Hope its not drug related also. The fact that its being "revealed" at a certain time makes me think its a personal scandal, which is beyond irrelevant to a true fan in my opinion.

GT_TDI_150 · 27-03-2015 1:55am

John duggan implied that there was plenty chatter on this at Cheltenham ... Does that fit the time frame of the turfclub announcing they are reinvestgating ted walsh and foxrock?

27-03-2015 8:35am

My money is on Ruby with marital difficulties, a filly and young foal.

munster87 · 27-03-2015 8:46am

It's hardly just about the jockey Ted Walsh gave a trial to recently?

wicklowwonder · 27-03-2015 8:49am

If it's on the Late Late Show I imagine it's a damage limitation exercise or else a PR stunt.

Shemale · 27-03-2015 9:03am

Mick Fitzgerald on ATR happens to be a guy Nick Fitzgerald who has been pretending to know what he is talking about.

Sounds like they are giving whoever its about time to get a super injunction.

Heard nothing at Cheltenham unless Ruby did take a few quid to get Annie beat, big story, discussed at Chelt and involving Irish racing.

Reached out to a racing friend in Kildare and shes knows nothing and asked a friend who is a sports journo if he has heard, waiting for a reply

lilywhitearmy · 27-03-2015 9:04am

From hearing the 'reactions' from Cheltenham, it all sounded a little put on, so I'm going to guess that its something for charity.

Imhof Tank · 27-03-2015 9:05am

To take a different tack, and as we're all just speculating here ............could this maybe be Ballydoyle related?

Aidan quitting to go back to the jumping game, possibly due to some sort of Joseph vs Coolmore rift??

GoodBridge · 27-03-2015 9:15am

Shemale wrote: »

...Heard nothing at Cheltenham unless Ruby did take a few quid to get Annie beat, big story, discussed at Chelt and involving Irish racing...

Now that would be a shocker. I dismissed it at the time thinking there'd be easier and less dramatic ways to throw the race and I still think that... but maybe that's exactly why it was a good way to throw it.

Nah. Couldn't be... could it?!

Shemale · 27-03-2015 9:18am

Imhof Tank wrote: »

To take a different tack, and as we're all just speculating here ............could this maybe be Ballydoyle related?

Aidan quitting to go back to the jumping game, possibly due to some sort of Joseph vs Coolmore rift??

The missus heard newstalk and said they had soundbytes from Mullins and Russell

Could be Culloty related, the way he went to ground since pointing the finger at Davy for LW

Backstreet Moyes · 27-03-2015 9:26am

GoodBridge wrote: »

Now that would be a shocker. I dismissed it at the time thinking there'd be easier and less dramatic ways to throw the race and I still think that... but maybe that's exactly why it was a good way to throw it.

Nah. Couldn't be... could it?!

Anyone who thinks Ruby thrown the race hasn't a clue about racing.

Imhof Tank · 27-03-2015 9:56am

Shemale wrote: »

The missus heard newstalk and said they had soundbytes from Mullins and Russell

Could be Culloty related, the way he went to ground since pointing the finger at Davy for LW

Or another possibility - what connects Mullins and Davy? Gigginstown news?

GoodBridge · 27-03-2015 9:58am

Nuts102 wrote: »

Anyone who thinks Ruby thrown the race hasn't a clue about racing.

Probably. I'm only a casual fan myself with only a bit of interest in the largest meetings (Cheltenham, Royal Ascot, Aintree, Leop at Christmas) and even I thought it was ridiculous.

Shemale · 27-03-2015 10:22am

Nuts102 wrote: »

Anyone who thinks Ruby thrown the race hasn't a clue about racing.

Very unlikely but apparently its massive news and both said they wouldnt comment as nothing is proven of something aling those lines.

If its some bull**** marketing scheme I will go out of my way not to support it.

robo · 27-03-2015 10:24am

So let me get this straight - someone is going on the Late Late to break some shocking news on Irish Horse racing? But we really haven't a clue what it is, who it is or what it is about? I know it...

AP McCoy doesn't like being called Tony & is now cancelling his retirement until people get his name right

GoodBridge · 27-03-2015 10:33am

The way they've billed this reveal seems to me that it'll be something of a red-top kind of headline. i.e. involves some household name within the industry or some personal/doping/cheating/betting irregularity.

I can't really see it being just something that only racing enthusiasts would know or care about e.g. "Aidan quitting to go back to the jumping game". If it is, there'll be a lot people underwhelmed.

Shemale · 27-03-2015 10:37am

No word, if it was big thete has probably been a super injuction or its something ****

kfallon · 27-03-2015 10:39am

If it's going to be on TLL then it's defo gonna be a complete non story!!

finbarrk · 27-03-2015 10:39am

TheTorment wrote: »

My money is on Ruby with marital difficulties, a filly and young foal.

That rumour was well out before Cheltenham though.

razorhead · 27-03-2015 10:41am

TheTorment wrote: »

My money is on Ruby with marital difficulties, a filly and young foal.

I think that is old news.......

GT_TDI_150 · 27-03-2015 10:54am

Smells more and more like a PR stunt ... tbh

zpehtsfd · 27-03-2015 11:15am

GT_TDI_150 wrote: »

Smells more and more like a PR stunt ... tbh

This tweet from the Irish Independent Sports writer David Kelly:
@dk3lly Not since John Delaney have shoes been part of a bigger sports story... #foxrock

Definitely something going on. imo

jimjamcos · 27-03-2015 11:28am

If the above tweet is true is obviously about Foxrock and Ted. Anyone who thinks Ruby Walsh would go on TLL and discuss marital difficulties is in Cuckooland!

Shemale · 27-03-2015 11:31am

jimjamcos wrote: »

If the above tweet is true is obviously about Foxrock and Ted. Anyone who thinks Ruby Walsh would go on TLL and discuss marital difficulties is in Cuckooland!

Someone as open as Ruby surely would :pac:

Saw a post somewhere saying Ted has the same farrier as Punchestown <snip>

tucker1971 · 27-03-2015 11:36am

GT_TDI_150 wrote: »

Smells more and more like a PR stunt ... tbh

Correct..

Its pretty obvious at this stage that its just a big PR stunt for a charity gig/ book launch etc. Anyone that thinks Ted or ruby are going to go on and reveal anything private need their head examined.

GT_TDI_150 · 27-03-2015 11:36am

If it is ted admitting to shoegate or handing over to someone ....

How big a story is it? From a non racing guru?

ancapallliath · 27-03-2015 11:39am

razorhead wrote: »

I think that is old news.......

"they" spent so much to keep the this out of public that it will not be discussed on a brutal talk show hosted by a brutal host

Brian2850 · 27-03-2015 11:42am

From Kevin Blakes blog on at the races website this week....

Ted Walsh has become the star of mainstream Irish racing coverage in no small part due to his complete lack of hesitation in speaking his mind and with his dislike of the Turf Club being well known, one suspects that he won’t take any insinuations of wrongdoing lying down and is likely to meet them head on in full voice.

convert · 27-03-2015 11:44am

Shemale wrote: »

Someone as open as Ruby surely would :pac:

Saw a post somewhere saying Ted has the same farrier as Punchestown <snip>

Not that inconceivable given that Ted doesn't live a million miles from Punchestown. I'm sure there are lots of other trainers who use the same farrier.

BTH · 27-03-2015 11:44am

Tonight's guests on the Late Late?? Calum Best, Alan Rickman, Louis Walsh and Sex and the City star Kim Cattral. Massive equine story about to break? I think it's fairly obvious where this is going...... Good old horse face herself is coming out!!!

shy-tall-knight · 27-03-2015 11:50am

RYAN MOORE NEW STABLE JOCKEY TO AP O BRIEN.

shy-tall-knight · 27-03-2015 11:52am

If Curragh declarations are anything to go by

padd b1975 · 27-03-2015 11:52am

Real whiff of April Fools off John Duggan's brief appearance on Today fm yesterday evening.....

shy-tall-knight · 27-03-2015 12:00pm

shy-tall-knight wrote: »

RYAN MOORE NEW STABLE JOCKEY TO AP O BRIEN.

That must be it, no sign of Joseph at all and hadn't heard of him being injured or anything. The weight was going to get him eventually. Maybe training of the NH string is what he'll be doing...

GT_TDI_150 · 27-03-2015 12:03pm

shy-tall-knight wrote: »

That must be it, no sign of Joseph at all and hadn't heard of him being injured or anything. The weight was going to get him eventually. Maybe training of the NH string is what he'll be doing...

Is that that big a story?

Was AP not one of the 3 voicepops on todayFM last night?

Thud · 27-03-2015 12:11pm

Maybe Kimmage has switch his gaze to a drugs in horse racing shocker as he was getting nowhere with the drugs in rugby shocker
He'll quote some irrelevant French train who'll say they were drugging horses back in the 80's

AstraOwner · 27-03-2015 12:34pm

shy-tall-knight wrote: »

That must be it, no sign of Joseph at all and hadn't heard of him being injured or anything. The weight was going to get him eventually. Maybe training of the NH string is what he'll be doing...

Or riding them.

Johner · 27-03-2015 12:36pm

Must be Joseph switching to riding over hurdles.

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