Support for September’s horse racing strike is already pulling up as scab horses threaten to cross picket lines and die without the assistance of a jockey.
Horse Moira Boak, who is an absolute mare, told Havers & Pish: “I’m not giving up a day’s hay just because some union militants tell me to. I’ve been offered six sugar cubes to shatter my own pelvis for the amusement of the punters. I’ll refuse that kind of payment over my mangled dead body.”
The British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) is opposed to the Treasury’s proposal to tax bookies and online gambling at the same rate. Industry bosses warned: “You’ve got to take account of our overheads – 888 Casino don’t have to shell out on farriers, whips and shot gun shells.”
“Usually, I’m with Maggie Thatcher when it comes to strikes. Christ knows how awful those miners were to the horses at Orgreave. But the government cannot expect us to jump hurdles anymore. Why should we carry them on our backs for the sake of them getting paid?”
There are now fears that Britain’s gambling addicts may be forced to bet their children’s pocket money on something else this September.
