cheesebeast
24-07-2002, 23:02
Have also noticed not infrequent bleeders in Singapore - seems more than a few horses not completing races and even dying/being put down. Any Singapore experts know anything more about this?
WHIP HAND
FIBRESAND BLEEDERS
THE Emirates Singapore Derby weekend may be more than a week ago, but still fresh in the minds of readers were the high incidences of bleeding attacks at the two-day meeting.
Among those who called The Whip to express their concern was veteran race-goer Tony Lee.
He asked whether horses are more prone to bleeding attacks when they race on the fibresand than on the turf as he noted that all four bleeders - Rich Appeal, Avant Vous, The Gun and Bright Fortune - at the Derby weekend raced on the alternative track.
Interestingly, that was not the first time that racing on fibresand had resulted in a high number of bleeders.
Coincidentally, at the June 1 fibresand meeting held in the afternoon, six horses bled while there were no reported cases of bleeders on the turf meeting the next day.
Responding to the observation made by The Whip, the Singapore Turf Club said then that it was likely that the high number of bleeders on that day was a one-off incident.
And, until that day, the club said the number of bleeders in races conducted on the fibresand track was within the international standard of about one per cent of total starters.
Nevertheless, it added that it would monitor the number of bleeders on racedays closely and take necessary action to keep the number of bleeders to a minimum.
Well, it looks like a case of back to the drawing board for the club.
WHIP HAND
FIBRESAND BLEEDERS
THE Emirates Singapore Derby weekend may be more than a week ago, but still fresh in the minds of readers were the high incidences of bleeding attacks at the two-day meeting.
Among those who called The Whip to express their concern was veteran race-goer Tony Lee.
He asked whether horses are more prone to bleeding attacks when they race on the fibresand than on the turf as he noted that all four bleeders - Rich Appeal, Avant Vous, The Gun and Bright Fortune - at the Derby weekend raced on the alternative track.
Interestingly, that was not the first time that racing on fibresand had resulted in a high number of bleeders.
Coincidentally, at the June 1 fibresand meeting held in the afternoon, six horses bled while there were no reported cases of bleeders on the turf meeting the next day.
Responding to the observation made by The Whip, the Singapore Turf Club said then that it was likely that the high number of bleeders on that day was a one-off incident.
And, until that day, the club said the number of bleeders in races conducted on the fibresand track was within the international standard of about one per cent of total starters.
Nevertheless, it added that it would monitor the number of bleeders on racedays closely and take necessary action to keep the number of bleeders to a minimum.
Well, it looks like a case of back to the drawing board for the club.