Blake Spriggs

G1 winning jockey & business owner

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[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@littlebirdietv @DustinSpriggs4 If anything it was a master stroke by Matt as he obviously knew that the horse needed to settle more if it was going to make it to the top grade then took them off when the job was done.

I’ve ridden a lot of winners for Matt and I know he would think about that

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@bendorries76 It will certainly have a huge effect on turnover as I don’t think the industry would be spending billions of dollars a year advertising if it wasn’t leading to a major jump in turnover.

A drop in turnover and ad revenue will effect every sport

It will have a big impact.

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Retired jockey Blake Spriggs reflects on the challenges he faced after a fall that ultimately ended his riding career.

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[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@Page1991Adam When enforcing that rule, the stewards will first look at whether the horse was ridden against its pattern or against instructions and neither was the case.

If he pushes forward & they kick up to make her work then she fades late, the connections have every right to be furious

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

Comparing a run where Ole Dancer drew one over 1200m & was able to land closer making zero effort to a run where she drew the outside gate over 1400m and complaining that she went back is just rage bait for mug punters.

She’s settled as one of the back 3 runners in 5 of 6 starts

[Foxcatcher Intel @foxcatcherintel]

.@julesvbet goes back to school again! 📝

This time to make sense of the different ways that punters got beaten on Saturday. 🐎

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@Champ_Ratings Punters should’ve done the form and seen that she has settled in the back three in 5 of 6 starts which would have her racing pattern as a back marker. One run doesn’t make a pattern

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@mortdoyle Zero effort is a huge overstatement and the instructions were to settle back. That doesn’t change just because the horse jumps well from the outside gate when first up over 1400m.

There are times where you have to accept fate and settle into the horses pattern & hope for speed

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@BrissyPunter Rubbish as the horses racing pattern is to settle back and there is certainly a rule that basically says you have to do everything you can to finish in the best possible position

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@DustinSpriggs4 @beermitchell Hasn’t owned one in 6 years 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@Page1991Adam @7horseracing It is a terrible theory to think that because someone has money, they won’t be deterred my losing $40k. He is clearly not happy about it as he is appealing it. If it wasn’t a deterrent, you’d see big name jockeys throwing the rule out the window but we don’t see that

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@beermitchell Looks like the old team needs to get back together

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@beermitchell @Steph_Grentell Happy birthday Steph!

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@willfreedman @beermitchell I actually didn’t hit one in the water. I think you’re getting mixed up with how many balls you hit onto the main road 🤔😉

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

There’s a real chance for @willfreedman to go one up on @beermitchell in race 6 at Kembla today.

If he beats you home, it could be worse than Wills three putts playing golf Beery

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@willfreedman @beermitchell Yea but we had less putts on a count back.

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@beermitchell If you didn’t film it, did it really happen? 😂

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@beermitchell @willfreedman I was up all night thinking about this race and slept in.

You guys are soft calling them off 😂

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

@DustinSpriggs4 There’s a difference between the level of quality and someone just giving up after a couple of rounds

[Blake Spriggs @BlakeSpriggs]

His attempts to use you as a pawn in his con during the post match interviews was laughable and I’m sure you’re embarrassed for him after hearing the full audio.

He wanted to get paid for nothing then possibly hoped to get paid again in a rematch

[Matt Clark @MattClarkBoxing]

I felt the cut on Michael Zerafa wasn’t bad at all. He asked me between rounds “Sweet?” to which I replied “It’s sweet there’s nothing in it”. That’s the total amount of blood on the swab. A very disappointing end to what I thought was shaping as a great contest. #TszyuZerafa