Flat or Jumps

mr.jingle

With the end of the jumps season nearing and the flat season just starting to gather pace i was just wondering which type of racing the rest of the board members prefer? If any and why they prefer it.

For me im stuck as generally i just like horse racing full stop!

Whyno

for me its both.I just love watchin top class horse racing.

Colonel Sanders

Jumps. Apart from the big Group 1 days the flat doesn't interest me tbh. Although must admit Arc day is probably my favourite day's racing outside Cheltenham

chinguetti

Jumps all the way. Flat racing only comes on the radar on the Group 1 days, otherwise its is awful dull stuff.

corny

Jumps hands down. Flat racing is only remotely interesting when you get the really competitive G1's of the season. The classics, arc and ascot really. The rest is ****e.

Nulty

I'd be amazed if there was anyone who picked just flat.

either for - "I don't want the horse to get hurt"

or

"I didn't know they could jump!"

:cool:

Both for me, but if I had to stop one, I'd stick with jumps.

RichieLawlor

flat racing is ghey imo

convert

There's no contest - jump racing hands down

Nulty

How bout run of the mill summer jumps? Into it much?

Clemon

Jumps are way better.. Horses have a longer carrer so we get familiar with them over a number of years.

UrbanSea

I seem to be in the minority here.

ArmaniJeanss

Flat racing vastly more interesting to me, the UK season is like a massive rollercoaster moving from Newmarket to Epsom to Ascot to Goodwood to York to Doncaster. Plus a huge international element with quality racing in America, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Germany, Italy, Dubai etc.

Jumps has a couple of decent festivals.

Lammtarra

I love both codes but I prefer the flat.I really enjoy the big jumps meetings like Cheltenham, Aintree, Punchestown to a lesser extent and the Boxing Day Kempton meeting.There are of course other big races through the year.

The Flat has lots of great meetings through the year at Ascot, Goodwood, York and Newmarket, plus a couple of good days at Sandown,Epsom and Doncaster in England and the Curragh and Leopardstown in Ireland.Then you have Arc Weekend which is a wonderful high class meeting as well as many other great days at Longchamp, Chantilly and Deauville.Also you have tons of great American racing and the top class stuff in Japan and Hong Kong and elsewhere.

It is great when you get horses from different parts of the world taking each other on.You don't get that in the jumps.

krustydoyle

I love both because its Horse Racing.. i like the breeding side of the flat and studying the big handicaps during the year.. Also the personalities of some of the flat jockeys especially Richard Hughes and Jamie Spencer, i enjoy there interviews..
Then you have the passion of the jumps, its like the heartbeat of this country. love going to meetings and getting the odd tip from the jockeys i know.. but the enjoyment of having a few winners and not losing your arse is always a help as well..

Huntthe

Love NH.Nothing I like more than watching 20 or so horses sired by second rate flat horses out of mares that won walking races, slogging it through the muck at Cork, Fairyhouse etc and trying to figure out which 4 out of the 20 are actually trying.....Brilliant stuff

deewhy

Having been lucky enough to be involved in horses that have won on the flat and over jumps, the buzz you get is the same in both codes. Mick Fitz' quote when he won the National was never truer, when a horse you own wins!

That_Guy

I prefer flat to be honest but jumps can be very very exciting. Any horse can potentially win the race. Damn you Cheltenham.

Big Daddy Cool

love the jumps, not much time for the flat, although i would have a bet in the derby and breeders cup, or if i got a good tip

admiralofthefleet

love the flat, hate the jumps. there is nothing better than standing in leopardstown on a warm summers evening

Nulty

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

love the flat, hate the jumps. there is nothing better than standing in leopardstown on a warm summers evening

Yeah noticed you hadn't been around in months, same with ArmaniJeans