Inglis Sprint nominations – 2015

View the nominations for the 2015 Inglis Sprint. The Inglis Sprint will be run on Saturday 12th December at Royal Randwick racecourse.

1 BITBURG G 3 Matthew Dale
2 BRING A SECRET G 3 Nick Olive
3 BUBBLEBERRY F 3 Gerald Ryan
4 DINGHU MOUNTAIN C 3 Chris Waller
5 DREAM ON STAN G 3 Trevor Sutherland
6 HAMIKO F 3 Bjorn Baker
7 HELLBENT C 3 Kurt Goldman
8 INVINCIBLE HEART F 3 Mick Price
9 LADY JIVAGO F 3 Jeff Englebrecht
10 LADY SNIPER F 3 Bjorn Baker
11 LAURENTIAN G 3 Matthew Smith
12 LUCKY FISH G 3 Gai Waterhouse
13 METEORA MISS F 3 Anthony Cummings
14 MOMENT OF MUSIC F 3 Kris Lees
15 NICK ON THE RUN G 3 Paul Perry
16 STOKER G 3 Tony McEvoy
17 THE BULL G 3 Gai Waterhouse
18 THE IMPLICATOR G 3 Brett Conlon

News:

More than 3000 people have joined a social media campaign protesting against the new helmets to be introduced early next year for jockeys and track riders.

A Facebook page set up by Brisbane jockeys Jim Byrne and Ryan Wiggins had almost 3400 members by Monday afternoon while an online petition on change.org had more than 1000 signatures.

Jockeys’ concerns centre around the risk of neck injury from the increased weight and size of the helmets which Racing Australia has said should be worn from March 2016.

Des O’Keeffe, chief executive of the Victorian Jockeys Association, said the issue of safety was paramount.

“A lot of the comments on the Facebook page have been incredibly insightful and constructive,” O’Keeffe told Melbourne radio station RSN.

“This issue is not about jockeys. It is about every person that rides thoroughbred horses in Australia, whether they are track riders or trainers that ride their horses in trackwork or jockeys that ride in trackwork and races.

“Track riders are not members of our association but their voices need to be heard as well, especially when it involves a piece of safety equipment such as a helmet.”

Jockey Stephen Baster said he had tried the new helmet some time ago and hated it while other are concerned it comes in just three sizes – small, medium and large – and needs packing to make it fit.

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