That’s nice and all, but if there was no security person on duty, who was watching the feed from the cameras?
The tapes might help identify somebody after the fact, but not prevent them from doing harm at the time.
Ditto for any vet students, who (if present) presumably were there for night watch on the horses’ health, not security to prevent mischief.
[QUOTE=War Admiral;5147824]
He is indeed an awesome driver, and I’m pulling for him to WIN this now b/c for damn sure he deserves it!! :yes:
I’m so embarrassed for my country I could just plain puke.[/QUOTE]
Seriouisly you are embarrassed for your country? If someone wants to do something they are going to do it security or not.
War Admiral, I think it would be nice if you could change the title of this thread and point the finger at WEG, not Lexington.
This is not a Lexington screw up, it is not a United States screw up, it is a WEG screw up. Period.
As a proud resident of Lexington, I ask you to please rethink your title.
Thank you.
That is disgraceful conduct, its hard to believe anyone could be so malicious as to risk the safety of both the driver and his horses in this way. But winning is the best revenge, I just checked the results and it appears he won individual silver? I hope so, he deserves a medal after what he has gone through, and it sounds as though he put up a brilliant performance anyway, good for him.
Yes, the city is not responsible and, having showed at the KHP over about 12 years, the malicious vandalism is very unusual. Saddle thefts we have had, a trailer or 2 has gone missing and one night somebody turned some horses loose up near the Murphy ring to cover the fact they were breaking into parked cars off Nina Bonnie during the Maclay Regionals.
But no malicious vandalisim, no tampering with any vehicles brakes or slashing upholstry-even during the car break ins.
This sounds like a deliberate attempt and a very specific one from somebody with a grudge.
But Lexington is not running any of the barn security, it’s all private so don’t blame them.
As someone that was there and sat next to Ijsbrand when he did his press conferences. He DOES NOT believe it was someone in the carriage community. He also DOES NOT hold the WEG organizers responsible as this there are crazy people everywhere.
The KY state police and FBI are investigating and since the damage is over $1000 this is a felony offense. The investigation is still on going and they are still going through the tapes.
Shame on you War Admiral for blaming Lexington before you had some facts!
They had hired a security company from England who sent two guys who were on duty all night and watching the cameras.
[QUOTE=hitchinmygetalong;5148005]
War Admiral, I think it would be nice if you could change the title of this thread and point the finger at WEG, not Lexington.
This is not a Lexington screw up, it is not a United States screw up, it is a WEG screw up. Period.
As a proud resident of Lexington, I ask you to please rethink your title.
Thank you.[/QUOTE]
Thank you, Hitch. I second (or third or fourth) that request.
I think the title of this thread is misleading and slanderous. Please change it. The sabotage wasn’t done by Lexington. Should be shame on WEG Security.
Did the citizens of Lexington have a referendum and vote to vandalize this guy’s carriage? If not, then I would say War Admiral owes those of us who live in the Lexington area a HUGE apology.
What I find most ironic is that War Admiral (the horse, not the screen name) is buried at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Interesting that War Admiral hasn’t come back to comment on this post!
The COTHers from Lexington expect an apology. What you stated was rude and unnecessary especially since you didn’t know the facts.
so did he run his same carriage repaired or a borrowed one ?
that offer was terribly generous of someone
Tamara in TN
I am not a native of Lexington but I certainly take offense at the poster’s accusation of the city for one incident! Way too many whack jobs out there from ALL OVER the world!
[QUOTE=Tamara in TN;5148852]
so did he run his same carriage repaired or a borrowed one ?
that offer was terribly generous of someone
Tamara in TN[/QUOTE]
He ran on his carriage after they taped up the damage and thoroughly checked the brakes. He kept braking on the first part of the marathon before the 10 min box to ensure everything was safe.
[QUOTE=SmplySweet1021;5148859]
He ran on his carriage after they taped up the damage and thoroughly checked the brakes. He kept braking on the first part of the marathon before the 10 min box to ensure everything was safe.[/QUOTE]
thank you
Tamara in TN
[QUOTE=kwmred;5148612]
I think the title of this thread is misleading and slanderous. Please change it. The sabotage wasn’t done by Lexington. Should be shame on WEG Security.[/QUOTE]
I think the title should just be “Shame on somebody.” It’s certainly reasonable to be outraged that somebody was malicious enough to do this, and I can understand why War Admiral felt compelled to express that outrage. But at this point, I don’t think the outrage can be directed at any specific individual or organization. We don’t know whether WEG Security screwed up and let an unauthorized evil-doer slip into the stables, or whether it was done by someone with credentials for stable access.
One positive note was the reaction of the other competitors, who voted to allow him to delay his start to repair the carriage after FEI originally said No. Some even offered to lent him a carriage. That’s true sportsmanship, wanting to make sure your competitor has a fair chance to compete.
You know, WAdmiral is a pretty calm poster most of the time, or at least that’s been my experience. I think the tone of some of the posters about changing the title of the thread is maybe more heated than usual or is warranted?
If the OP were someone who usually makes over-the-top posts, I could see it. And have some faith that people on this board realize where WA is coming from and can see that LexKY is not to blame. Really, SmplySweet, do you have to have such a heated response? Wouldn’t it be better to ask in a moderate tone?
The city of Lexington LOVES its horses, no doubt. One of the largest thoroughfares there is “Man O’War Blvd.”, then there’s “Sir Barton Way,” “Alysheba Way,” etc. And as someone said, it’s ironic that War Admiral IS buried at the KY Horse Park. Perhaps War Admiral didn’t give much thought to the title of the thread, but those of us who have been there know there is no shame to Lexington. I really don’t think WA meant it to be taken that way.
What I find interesting is that the carriage was retarped after the vandalism, and that’s why it wasn’t found until so close to the start time. What kind of vandal would “hide” his handywork. Sounds like somebody gave it a lot of pre-thought and maybe not so much a “random” act …
I am so relieved that the incident turned out so well for Ijsbrand, and the vandal is the one left scratching his/her head.
Since it happened after 7:00 p.m., it’s entirely possible that the vandal HAD security clearance. Lights out (so to speak) is 10:00 p.m., right?
That is an interesting point.
I certainly hope they catch the guilty party in the end.
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