Lee Mottershead is joined by Maddy Playle and Richard Forristal to discuss the big talking points from the world of horseracing.
Another massive story dominates this week’s edition of The Front Page, with the doping scandal that has rocked Irish racing kicking off an edition full of strong opinions.
Richard Forristal analyses the anabolic steroids case involving billionaire trainer Luke Comer and assesses what it means for the sport and its regulator.
Maddy Playle gives us her take on Saturday’s St Leger, with Richard adding some fascinating thoughts on the Classic’s winning rider Ryan Moore.
Finally, Lee Mottershead explains why the publication of Britain’s 2024 fixture list has been delayed and what that might mean for Britain’s premierisation project.
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00:00 – Intro
01:50 – The steroids scandal that rocked Irish racing
18:28 – Moore is mighty in Leger success
31:53 – New problems for premierisation
43:24 – Outro
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18 Comments
Are we talking about Gadolphin. That yard was not closed down.
The Queen had a horse trained by one N. Henderson that tested positive. 5he owner had no sanctions neither did the trainer. BUT THE VET WAS BANNED SINE DIE.
Commercial horses are rarely if ever gambled on. So what is the point.
Stronger fines and suspensions are needed.
No such thing as a level playing field, because Money and how much have you got to spend has seen to that, so please let's get real here.
They love an Irish scandal. Clean on ther side of course.
If the consensus is that Lockland's position is closer to the truth than Bolger's, I'd say that there's a lot of denial out there regarding the use of steroids in not just horse racing, but in all sports. The history goes way back. In baseball, Jose Canseco came out and alleged that 80% of the players were juicing and was widely criticized. It turned out that he probably underestimated the figure, but it took 10 years or more for MLB to admit they had a steroid problem. In the 1980's, D. Wayne Lukas shot to the top of the US horse racing world by winning big with 2yos and 3yos. His 2yo fillies looked like 4yo colts, and they dominated. Everyone knew he was doing something, but it wasn't proved. It wasn't the first time the sprectre of drugs appeared. Oscar Barerra had an impossible run in NY that could only have been drug-aided. He would claim a horse for $40K, run him next out in a Grade 1 sprint and win at 4-5. Bettors knew. When Jason Servis got caught in wiretaps, he admitted that he drugged every horse he ever trained. More likely than not, that statement applies to most of the top trainers in the US. Most of them have dozens of post-race positives on their rap sheets, and we know from Servis's admission that the testing doesn't catch them more than once in 100 or 1000 times. Just how bad the situation might be in Ireland and elsewhere, I am not sure, but the history suggests to me that Bolger is much closer to the truth than Lockland. If a trainer is trying to win clean, he's not operating on a level playing field.
Couldn't ask for a better review on some controversial subjects by a very knowledgeable trio of equine experts. I like Maddy giving us the female point of view and how she has matured over the long term. A nice balanced debate that explores the lighter and deeper facets of both English and Irish horse racing.
Ryan has an obvious speech impedement. 😢
To my limited knowledge anabolic steroids are hormones which take a long time to build up in a horse's system and produce muscle. Giving it the day before a race would make any difference. It appears to be an ongoing situation in comers yard.
Always suspected Comer up to something. Some of his bags surprised at huge odds over the years.
Always suspected Comer up to something. Some of his nags surprised at huge odds over the years.
One must ask if the IHRB is fit for purpose. They should have issued a lifetime ban to comer as an owner and a trainer. That would have given them some credibility. As it stands nothing will change. Just put the licence in another name and continue as normal. Money talks. It will be forgotten in a few weeks. Old news.
There is no suggestion of doping at Willie Mullins? Are you sure😂😂😂😂
IMO Ryan Moore is and always has been good with the media….but there is just a few in the media he just does not like talking to. Sky Sports Racing responsible for a lot of them.
What's going on with Richie's hair?
You need to dope to have a chance of winning in ireland.
It doesn't surprise me at all that it happened in Ireland. I bet they're all at it?