Any man who didn’t inherit a fortune but can live like a millionaire without working since he was in his 40’s, while the rest of the world is clocking on at 9 and leaving at 5, has to be smart.
These types usually have a heightened sense of self-defense in advance, and a wicked sense of humor too.
Alligator Al Endresz is one of them.
He’s won his million bucks back from the Magic Millions Guineas disqualification, on the simple grounds that the Stewards refused to let him have a say in the matter during the hearing or afterward, and before they took the cool mil off him.
Al Endresz never actually got the million though, not until now.
Racing QLD paid it to the owners of the winner of the winner after The Alligator was DQ’s, Eleven Eleven, all 19 or 20 of them.
In usual circumstances RQ would seek to recover the million from them, and give it to Alligator Al.
But they can’t.
It’s not because Eleven Eleven’s owners are saying the money is gone and spent.
It’s because the QRIC didn’t give them a say in the matter either.
How would the authorities or anyone else know that the 19 or 20 owners wouldn’t have said “hold off on the money, and put it in the bank until the courts decide what is and what isn’t”, had the QRIC asked them?
But the QRIC didn’t, they just paid.
It wasn’t the owners fault, they weren’t asked.
So now Racing QLD have to pay the million twice.
Hilarious.
Not as funny as this.
The Alligator is reinstated to first place.
He has won the race again.
That means that trainer David Vandyke has too.
DVD is entitled to his winning percentage, despite having plead guilty to the presentation charge.
He gets ten percent!
D’oh!
Didn’t think of that one did you judge?
Or this one, which is a bit more tricky.
Vandyke was fined $20 000 after the race was taken off the Alligator.
The Alligator has won the race back.
Does DVD get his 20 grand refunded?
He should.
After all, he trained the winner.
Mmm – it’s an interesting one isn’t it?
Oh, by the way.
Did you see long queues outside all the Principal Racing Authorities offices around Australia today?
The punters standing in the long line are owners of every horse who has ever been disqualified for a drug positive, or on protest.
They are not waiting for the Boxing Day sales.
They’re waiting for their Xmas present.
No one asked them for their prizemoney either.
Merry Xmas, with love from Alligator Al.
Told you he had a good sense of humor didn’t I?
He’s very generous at yuletide too.
Especially when the people who persecuted him are paying.
Ho ho ho!