{"id":48477,"date":"2020-10-27T20:45:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=48477"},"modified":"2020-10-27T20:49:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:49:34","slug":"racing-for-punters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/10\/racing-for-punters\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing for punters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having four legs doesnt mean<br \/>\nThat we race<br \/>\nIts man again<br \/>\nWhat is the swindling pace<br \/>\nOf training up horses<br \/>\nPutting them through<br \/>\nCrippling regimes<br \/>\nAnd trying to do<br \/>\nThe opposite really<br \/>\nTorture and pain<br \/>\nWe suffer in silence<br \/>\nIn the sun and the rain<br \/>\nManaged by those people<br \/>\nWho think that they<br \/>\nCan make some big bucks<br \/>\nAt the end of the day<\/p>\n<p>We are just slaves<br \/>\nAcquired by the rich<br \/>\nmost of  them really are  sons of a bitch<br \/>\nExpecting that we run our arses off And<br \/>\nEarn them a ransome<br \/>\nThats what is planned<br \/>\nWhen we lose,  deprivation<br \/>\nIs what we get<br \/>\nWhen we win thats not often<br \/>\nAnd covered in sweat<br \/>\nOur legs weak and painful<br \/>\nWe suffer a lot<br \/>\nMany legs broken<br \/>\nSo many have got<br \/>\nAll sorts of problems<br \/>\nAnd its getting worse<br \/>\nIts the jackpot the stack<br \/>\nThe accumulation<br \/>\nWe don\u2019t enjoy freedom<br \/>\nNot any more<br \/>\nOnce we were wild<br \/>\nBut now we are sure<\/p>\n<p>Its rigorousness<br \/>\nAnd thats every day<br \/>\nA strong hand and discipline<br \/>\nComing our way<br \/>\nThe food that we get<br \/>\nCan be mouldy as hell<br \/>\nTheres a lot of bad luck<br \/>\nAnd often they sell<br \/>\nSo its off to another<br \/>\nMore changes more guilt<br \/>\nTraining its raining<br \/>\nUntil we want to wilt<br \/>\nGive up the exercise<br \/>\nAll of this strain<br \/>\nAnd the races<br \/>\nThey put us in time and again<\/p>\n<p>Flat racing is hard<br \/>\nbut over  the sticks<br \/>\nThats when the stress<br \/>\nLevels knock us for six<br \/>\nThe nutrition today<br \/>\nAnd the weakening way<br \/>\nThis glyphosate works<br \/>\nAt the end of the day<br \/>\nIt weakens our legs<br \/>\nAnd makes them so sore<br \/>\nBeing asked to run fast<br \/>\nAnd leap and whats more<br \/>\nWin all the races<br \/>\nBe out in front<br \/>\nEarn the big bucks<br \/>\nWe are more than a punt<\/p>\n<p>The  Glyphosate\u2019s used<br \/>\nAs a dessicant they<br \/>\nDry off  the cereals<br \/>\nAnd, that does pay<br \/>\nPremiums really<br \/>\nNo mold about<br \/>\nA much higher margin<br \/>\nAnd Nutrition, they  flout<\/p>\n<p>And more of us suffering<br \/>\nWeaker by far<br \/>\nWe bleed  from our nostrils<br \/>\nOur Bodies they scar<br \/>\nOur legs Are much weaker<br \/>\nMinerals they<br \/>\nAre Not  up to scratch<br \/>\nAt the end of the day,<br \/>\nAnd its all about money<br \/>\nAnd gambling here<br \/>\nSo many fools lose their dosh<br \/>\nEvery year<br \/>\nAnd so many of us horses as well<br \/>\nAre broken and killed<br \/>\nAnd end up in HELL<\/p>\n<p>I am suffering so<br \/>\nThe joints are so tight<br \/>\nthose jockeys they kick us<br \/>\nAbout yes at night<br \/>\nA smack in the face<br \/>\nIs nothing to me<br \/>\nHaving run like the clappers<br \/>\nAnd lost so you see<\/p>\n<p>So many brothers and sisters<br \/>\nAre dead<br \/>\nSadly broken legs<br \/>\nYes thats what I said<br \/>\nIs down to insurance<br \/>\nClaims every day<br \/>\nAnd just wholesale slavery<br \/>\nYes Come what may<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having four legs doesnt mean That we race Its man again What is the swindling pace Of training up horses Putting them through Crippling regimes And trying to do The opposite really Torture and pain We suffer in silence In &hellip; 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