Thorough due diligence was done when the Chechen president entered Mourilian in the Melbourne Cup:
"Ramzan Kadyrov ticked all boxes."
~~ VRC spokesman, SEN
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So they want to make an owner's good character a pre requisite for being alowed to enter their horses.
In horse racing?!!!
Excuse me while I wipe the orange juice from my keyboard. Best laugh I've had all week.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 06 November 2009 at 13:52
I don't know for sure. I'm just guessing. Only a hunch. But a book detailing the character of the connections of assorted Melbourne Cup winners would prove to be a very juicy read.
Posted by: Tony | 06 November 2009 at 14:12
Horse racing and 'character checks'... there is an oxymoron in there somewhere.
Isn't 'colourful racing identity' a euphemism for a person of bad character? What will that change to if the racing folk clean up their act? 'Colourful ice-skating identity'?
Posted by: TKYCraig | 07 November 2009 at 15:26
"Colourful fashion identity" - they are far nastier.
Posted by: Tony | 08 November 2009 at 08:56
Horse racing and 'character checks'... there is an oxymoron in there somewhere.
Notice how it got buried? A la the travel rorts scandal from a few years back. "Woops! Senator Nick Sherry tried to commit suicide when he was caught thievin'. We better stop this nasty investigation."
When the Ramzan Kadyrov reared it's ugly head I could just picture nervous stewards and racing powerbrokers doing the nervous throat cutting gesture, mumbling "ix nayyy on the ood character gayyy..."
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 09 November 2009 at 11:46