[foundationmare]

Reread that. Not YOU, Dick. You know what I meant.

[foundationmare]

Oh crap. Does it involve a love-letter and a mea culpa to Mike Gill? I may not bother to log on tomorrow.

[FalseImpression]

or a broom and a carpet?

[Alagirl]

Oh crap. Does it involve a love-letter and a mea culpa to Mike Gill? I may not bother to log on tomorrow.

LOL, I think the zoo-ology term is 'presenting'.

[Toadie's mom]

off subject a bit, but does Maggie Moss still have horses with ASSmussen? If so, she may want to follow the trail down south to Mexico.

[lily04]

or a broom and a carpet?

The rug at Penn is hard to find as it easily mistaken for one of the mountains next door.

[judybigredpony]

Appljmpr it was not a list of sale horses.

was the current stable/training list.

I have no idea where it went and its months out of date.

you can do a Stable Alert account??? and get a list of the horses he runs but it will cost you.

[Acertainsmile]

Last time I checked Stable Alert was free...

[beatsworking]

off subject a bit, but does Maggie Moss still have horses with ASSmussen? If so, she may want to follow the trail down south to Mexico.

Just goes to show people who live in glass houses...

[DickHertz]

1/29/10 @ 9:38AM

Penn National accepting entries from Michael Gill this morning. Sorry to break this disturbing news.

[Kinsella]

Well, hopefully the jockeys will continue to stand up for themselves and the horses (though I am not holding my breath) and refuse to ride.

[NoBSshoer]

Did the jocks cave?

As long as they stand their ground they can win.

Also, just for your amusement, Dellahoussaye has said those are his stalls. Thus since Gill fired him he (Gill) should get all his horses out and he (Dellahoussaye) rightfully should be able to fill those stalls with horses from other owners.

Should be interesting to see how Penn decides on that. Anybody know the rules on that? Stalls are allotted to trainers not owners right?

[Little Hound]

I understand the jockeys were told if they don't ride in races with Gill horses they could be fined.

[caryledee]

Any other information on how they came to that decision?? Was the necropsy performed, or was it just legal advice?

[SleepyFox]

off subject a bit, but does Maggie Moss still have horses with ASSmussen? If so, she may want to follow the trail down south to Mexico.

Yup, she does.

Just goes to prove the issue tends to be more complex than it may appear at first light.

[Dispatcher]

So the jockeys have to triple their risk for that money monger Gill? Way to go Penn National.

[Louise]

Words fail me.

[DickHertz]

I understand the jockeys were told if they don't ride in races with Gill horses they could be fined.

Correct. And how good will Penn look by fining 25 jockeys each night and not having any racing. "Business as Usual at Penn National"

[Little Hound]

Seems to me the jockeys need some guidance/intervention from the Guild!

[soccermom711]

Is anyone really surprised? I'm not. Penn is simply covering their *ss. I'm sure they are following their lawyer's advice. They are not the type to set a precedent, so they will need a foolproof way to ban him or someone else to take action for them.

I really feel for the jockey's at this point. I wish them well and hope they get the best legal advice they can. I cannot imagine literally being forced to risk my life every night or be fined. They MUST have some rights........

Maybe Dellahoussaye actually helped solve part of the problem.......I'm guessing Gill didn't see that coming.