[AusRace] Quincey Magoo* and the jockeys

[Tony Moffat]

* not his real name

A friend asked for this,off the list, in response to Higgins +Kitchin posted
yesterday

http://ausrace.com/pipermail/racing_ausrace.com/2020-August/001055.html

In addition to Roy Higgins other jockeys, in Melbourne any way, had their
own bands of supporters.

The Fingers were one, Brian Gilders and Frank Reys were others. Peter
Gumbleton was often spoken about and when he rode the winners in the daily
double thrice some sections went into a salivating melt down (something seen
only on a racecourse). 

Peter Bakos was another favourite and dependable for a quote or funny
although hurtful observation of why he did, or didn't win that last race. 

Alan Trevena needs mentioning also. There was a time period when he seemed
to feature in the placings regularly, taking poorly thought of rides, or
faded prior champions, and even being granted choice rides from big stables,
and wringing the best or better from them nonetheless.

Gumbleton:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2013/10/18/who-switched-the-three-furlong-post/

Often stories/tales/anecdote about or on racing show the crimes,
misdemeanours or simple offences carried out to achieve a result, usually
winning with knowledge not generally available. In this case, if the
perpetrators were discovered during a civil inquiry (say, a racing stewards
panel) and dealt with then in a subsequent inquiry they would find it
(almost) impossible to debunk a similar fact evidence imposition - they did
it once, they are doing it again - and it is not only actions but words,
their oral evidence gets challenged and they need corroboration in order to
get over/around that. The prosecutors already have corroboration for their
case, they don't appeal to the better side of the beak which the miscreants
will, but have the elements covered with several witnesses, or a witness and
evidence and thus, prosecution. I'll finish this soon. Often all that is
required is putting those involved in the same street, or suburb, or
postcode and their past misdemeanours do the rest.

All that chiding/slagging is just me saying that a lot of racing anecdotes
relate the dishonest activities some have used to get a result, usually
winning with knowledge not  generally available. Will someone write
something nice for once, or more often. 

Sorry

Yony


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