He's Got A Lot To Answer For Hasn't He?
At least Zinedine Zidane's attack was on the same species when he wrought his vengeance on the Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final.
Unlike Zidane, the jockey Paul O'Neill is unable to plead verbal provocation - for his apparent victim was a horse, albeit the notoriously unco-operative City Affairs. The Horseracing Regulatory Authority (HRA) confirmed yesterday that it was taking action over the incident on Sunday.
O'Neill, an apprentice, unseated on the way to the start at Stratford, caught hold of the reins. He appeared to square up to the animal and then butt him smartly on the nose. Though the jockey was wearing a riding helmet, City Affairs stared back with a magnificent blend of apathy and mockery.
From The Independent.
3 comments:
This from Simon Barnes this morning.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8303-2285382,00.html
I couldn't get the picture to scan properly but the jockey does look a complete arse.
It's a funny thing with Simon Barnes, he either writes very well or very poorly.
Lol. Yes inded as I posted myself
http://6yearslate.blogspot.com/2006/06/god-i-hate-simon-barnes.html
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