Barney Curley's epic rant!

[@davemoon201]

Barney at his finest. The passion is there in his voice, he's raging. The sport was truly in his blood and he didn't suffer fools. Absolute legend!

[@billow9721]

The man was a legend

[@brightonmart]

I came straight to this clip to pay tribute following his passing. RIP Barney, racing legend (i wonder if he's continuing the discussion on the other side with McCrirrick 🤨)...

[@xixfuwo9]

I bet He did :-)

[@davidgladwin4954]

Barney curly was a regular cheat it's fact

[@Rroovviah]

Thank you Barney for the best multiple I’ve ever/will ever land. Sleep well ❤️ a slightly more restless sleep to you though John

[@nicholasjenkins8146]

R.i.p Barney and John. Hope you both are having a drink together in Heaven .

[@Keithbarber]

@Martin Devlin who said it *MUST* be alcoholic?

[@jrestates01]

Hell*

[@frizzyred1292]

Poor Luke lost his hair after that interview.

[@andrewnelis9791]

Haha

[@paddymulligan]

After Mr Curley's hairdryer treatment I'm not surprised Luke Harvey's hairline receded to the back of head 😄

[@RT-zk7yr]

Lol

[@davidsmyth4184]

Ha ha ha. Brilliant

[@darrenwalker257]

RIP Barney you be much missed 😢 love this clip

[@bendyman_72]

Barney could say the same to 99% of the racing media on tv. They know nothing about racing and shouldn't have a job.

[@Ergo8152]

U think their bad over there u should check out TVG crews in America

[@VCanisMajorisY]

All media on TV, it's a FARCE

[@125sloth]

@@VCanisMajorisY Very true. And some are supposed to be trained "journalists" but are simply "commentators". Anyone could do the job. Look at Sky Racing. What an unprofessional group of wankers they employ. And look at Harness Racing with "commentators" like over excited Chris Barsby. Arguably the worst caller ever. At least David Fowler had enough brains to go across to gallops full time. As for media on TV in general...yep a farce. Look at breakfast TV on all networks to see the lack of talent. Even the ABC has gone downhill. I thought when Virginia Trioli left to annoy the morning radio audience in Melbourne, her replacement Lisa Millar would be a breath of fresh air. To be fair, she was at first, but is now just another ABC patronising "presenter". Not as bad as know it all Trioli, but Jesus, has she gone backwards.

[@CARLIN4737]

Matt chapman another bengal lancer...

[@andrewdare4404]

Absolutely correct itv racing is a i Complete joke presenters have no idea about public relations crap

[@conberkery8707]

RIP Barney - a character if nothing else

[@johnvalentine8941]

he was a crook and nothing else

[@rolandtomassi3486]

@@johnvalentine8941how do you figure that

[@paddyotoole2058]

@@johnvalentine8941 you are talking about the same man who set up a charity for underprivileged and poverty stricken children in Africa. I’d say that is something else.

[@Yorkshire321]

@@johnvalentine8941Just for the record- mr Curley did and gave a great deal to the poor and hungry, he built schools, workshops,funded numerous charities and even founded one which raised millions for children in dire circumstances worldwide. RIP Barney sir.

[@MrWise1888]

A man you don’t mess with when it comes to horses RIP

[@Jack-rn2ut]

R.I.P. Big Mac. He did more more for us punters and for horse welfare than the vast majority of owners,trainers and jockeys who treat as non entities even though we fund their largesse through the levy board. Great man.

[@frizzyred1292]

Aye alot of them looked down their nose at big mac, some of them snooty trainers who needed a good boot in the head.

[@johndonnelly3135]

Well said sir, we’ll never have anyone like the late great John on TV again as only bookie’s lackey’s get those jobs nowadays.

[@DanWagstaffe09]

Barney is a class act. He's a breath of fresh air - fearless, honest and independent. Love it.

[@WolfeTone66]

Spot on...

[@jonathanrhodes1096]

Honest??/Contradicts himself about 4 times !

[@tonywilliams2542]

Honest? if you think Curley was honest you know nothing about racing 😁

[@nomore5668]

He was as bent as a nine bob note

[@immortalgaming2173]

Aye honest as the days long is dick Turpin.shit I mean barney curley

[@patrickmcguinness4648]

Barney was so crooked he had to screw his trousers on every morning, but he was an extremely generous man who gave away his mansion in Ireland to a homeless charity and never broadcast his many acts of kindness because he didn't do it for the kudos, he had a social conscience that is anathema to the betting industry for which he was a major scourge for decades. Much missed by so many people grateful for his generosity; he had a big heart and we will never see his like again. Rest in peace Mr curley.

[@lfcgero35]

Well said sir

[@cityzens634]

So being good for charities excuses being a crook?!?!

[@declanmurphy417]

@@cityzens634 he took book makers money i would not call him a crook

[@calftobeefwexfordpaul1482]

He raffled his mansion and made 1.8 million from it, the raffle sold 9,000 tickets at 200 pound each that same mansion is still 1.3 miles from my home and I remember the hype from media outlets around the world being up there when it was news it was being raffled, he made a profit over 1 million in the process

[@Jerrymouse79]

A gypo with a conscience?? Wow that’s rarer than rocking horse shit!

[@markreynolds224]

A colourful character which are sadly missing in racing today. RIP Barney Curly

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

Brilliant.

[@bazglsgw1208]

I was watching this in a bookies in the Gorbals with the old Liverpool and celtic player Frank Mgarvey.

[@CARLIN4737]

i was at home with my mother drinking cider?

[@bazglsgw1208]

@@CARLIN4737 Hope it was brown cider n not that gut rut piss, white lightening! More like quite frightening.

[@pauliepaul3697]

@@bazglsgw1208 or k cider

[@bazglsgw1208]

@@pauliepaul3697 I bro 2 k's n ur glowing like a xmas tree. Three or four and u could wake up in the cells with no idea what u are in there in for. They were the days.

[@alfielb8040]

@@bazglsgw1208 when I was 18 I used to have a few and then head into the boozer and have a great night. try that today and I think you'd be burying me by noon

[@mickgiles100]

vast majority of trainers 'bend the rules'.john always spoke what he believed and was hardly ever wrong.his knowledge of the industry was second to none.he was taken off the tv by todays jump on band wagon 'pc' brigade.the same pc brigade who treat diving, cheating footballers as heroes.it's a very sad state of affairs.RIP big man.

[@paulnodalo9130]

and they support Williamhill.com who ban 100% of winners and restrict them to peanuts online.

[@cliffrightmove1527]

What a true load of garbage you talk,you clearly did not know the man and are talking out of your rear end 🥵

[@forklift86]

Never tire of this 😅

[@quilpiepark]

RIP Barney - this is my go to humour video !

[@stephencreane8710]

R.i.peace big man spoke the truth just people didnt want it being said legend !!

[@baliksupper6043]

What was the truth?

[@GVGames1986]

A great candid interview there! Laddo feels like an Irish gangster..

[@ivorscrotumic3556]

If Barney was a football manager, can you imagine what he'd be like with referees..??

[@mrgirthy2111]

I reckon roy keane would be his captain 😀

[@normanbyng3515]

Just think , one swear word,and this would have ended up in the bin! Well done all three of yous!

[@CARLIN4737]

Nothing to swear about here?

[@padraigosullivan9979]

How apt this came up in my feed today. I'd say Barney gave John many a leg up and does not like being disrespected. Both gone now sadly RIP

[@joekavanagh8997]

You can't say the man wasn't colourful.Life is never boring with characters like this around.I live in New York and known people who resembled Barney and have passed away.Its sad that they've passed away but we'll ALL pass away some day .No,the REAL sad part about all this is that there is nobody out there to replace them .Life won't be worth living anymore .

[@davidmcmahon5234]

A.right.rouge.he.was.barney.curley.

[@joeexotic5831]

RIP Barnery, "the shows over boys"

[@snowy1584]

That chapman ramping it up all morning absolutely hilarious RIP Barney

[@MarkSmith-fl4zq]

I never understand why someone who essentially cons not only the bookies but other punters who bet on a race is seen as a legend? A crook is a crook however you want to dress it up.

[@nightowl7459]

Mark Smith: That's one I can't also understand.

[@stewartgreig3272]

I think mark is saying ( hopefully I'm correct ) that Barney took a lot of money from the bookmakers with his " hidden " gambles but the ordinary betting shop punter had no idea about these situations and consequently was in the dark with not much chance of winning. It was these ordinary punters who were betting on other horses that were missing out.

[@Chris-yx9yz]

Watch the yellow Sam coup documentary! Think you will change your opinion then!! He gave a hell of a lot back to helping people with the money he made! And come on the bookies are the biggest con artists on the planet!! So what if he’s had £30000 out the bookies they have had a lot more out of us punters!! So yeah he does have a right to be called a legend

[@DavidS-zq8tz]

As if the Stewards are going to do anything, they're about as much use as chocolate fireguards

[@leeandrews6084]

I Love this rant 🤣

[@Ocodango]

A at the races classic!!

[@JJBGaming__YT]

RIP Barney , classic !!

[@richardevans7035]

Remember watching this live, big Mac was the face of horse racing along with Frankie dettori and Henry Cecil and will always be a legend

[@DMJC1988]

RIP Big Mac!!!

[@blueknight6645]

Mr curley tells them how it is .

[@scottrooney9724]

Barney only lumps on at big prices and they usually win the man is genius .One of the few to get the better of the cowardly bookies👍👍👍👍

[@stevehorsley903]

legend mr curley.love it when he s telling harvey what a tosser he is.how did harvey get the job on tv?

[@tomgallagher7870]

Luke is actually good on tv.in fairness he knows he wasnt a great jockey dosnt take himself to seriously.

[@FergC20]

Luke was a fairly good jockey though, slightly unfair insult I’d say

[@markedmo5189]

Read barney's book, fair play he had the inside knowledge and wasn't shy of lumping on, it takes balls to bet heavily on moderate horses, the bookies hated his horses because they couldn't get a handle on them, no form, but a very astute brilliant brain behind them

[@TICTACMANTIPS]

What's his book called?

[@Seriously2525]

It’s called giving a little back

[@paulnodalo9130]

@@Seriously2525 The no1 Racing book ever.Very entertaining and well worth a read even if you don't follow racing.

[@kierandesouza7678]

get him on the itv morning show!

[@paulmorphy6187]

two great characters sadly no longer with us

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

This isn’t the full edit. Or has been edited. Very strange. There’s two versions of this

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

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[@mickwill8952]

Goooooood man wis there was more ppl like him

[@rosserman2501]

"odds on to 11-4 on the exchanges" There is your clue "exchanges"

[@TherymasterWidnes]

Top bloke Barney. Told the truth! RIP mate

[@stephentravis7416]

big macs face when he seen barney bouncing up ,

[@CARLIN4737]

He apparentley helped him out a thousand times from all his failures....

[@kevinmunday5782]

wow barney sure likes to debate calmly. what a load of insults. Me thinks the man doth protest too much ??!!

[@ishtaq]

Great Big Mac clip. Sad day

[@accelerator956]

Rest in peace ICON.

[@tomgallagher7870]

Think u should have put the icon in without the i 😂😂😂😂

[@MrSmid888]

He says Big Mac knows nothing but agrees with everything. John was hugely knowledgeable and knew the history of the sport and was the punters pal. Up the Barney. Spouting shite. Barney knows what’s he’s done to line his pockets.

[@tonywilliams2542]

Barney Curley bent as a butchers hook around his betting and pulling of horses fact 😁

[@1967briano]

Tony Williams Agreed. How else do you expect to win? Curley is right The vast majority of people who gamble on horses more often than not are wagering on non triers. Fact.

[@colind8525]

@@1967briano one of the big issues with having the exchanges now. Prize money at a low level is dire and easier at times to get a fancied horse beaten than it is to actually win the race. Don't agree with not trying at all but can understand why some do it

[@1967briano]

Colin D Yes. I agree. Low level races can have prize money of £1900-2200 for the winner. Take costs out of it and it’s not worthwhile.

[@Secretariat1964]

so be it but the guy has helped a lot of less fortunate people. thank you very much boys the shows over

[@bazglsgw1208]

@@1967briano Yes I think if you win two of the aforementioned races it probably does not even pay the horses training fees for the year.

[@robertottewell3624]

What a legend he should get O B E BARNEY CURLEY got everyone right including chapman Wish more poeple said it as it is

[@tomgallagher7870]

Hes one of the reasons the game needs cleaning up.him and byrnes just throw them out

[@j9186]

@@tomgallagher7870 Barney Virley and IRISH LIVING LEGEND putting the fraudsters on.their place. They know nothing about racing Virley is 100% spot on a failed jockey Harvey Chapman another conman.

[@neilbaybutt759]

Barney Curley was a legend to everyone around him because he made then better off . To joe public he was a cheating disgrace who'd pull his horses to set up a bet . A disgrace to sport let alone to racing.

[@robertottewell3624]

@@neilbaybutt759 So there has been many jockeys never ride a good race at least Barney was up front about racing .I expect your in the camp were joe public get ripped of by trainers and bookies

[@aidenoleary7406]

He must have really done something for mcrirrick cos he shut his mouth the second he said he saved his bacon

[@digglyda]

Curley and McCrririck were both big gamblers ( Curley is actually famous for winning some very big bets ). The story is that Mac owed a lot of money to the *wrong* people ( in Ireland ) and Curley sorted the debt for him. As you say, Mac looks very awkward when Curley mentions it.

[@stewartgreig3272]

I think big Mac was a poor gambler ( or lost a lot depending on how you look at it ) and was in debt. Whether Barney tipped him the wink when one of his was " expected " and that saved his bacon or something else I don't know.

[@lemmywinksgerbilking9958]

One of the diamonds of racing always had something to say whether bad or good r.i.p

[@notdrivingaminimetro]

Right, the shows over boys. Thank you very much 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gggggggg3542]

And some idiots will still say, "oh yeah, racing is an honest incorrupt sport"...... how many bent jockeys have thrown races on the orders of either crooked trainers or owners???

[@ilikechocolatealot6355]

Can somebody please explain to me what this was about and what was the outcome??? Please…..

[@bezness]

just watched his program on bbc iplayer, its a good watch

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

barney was one of the pall bearers at big macs funeral.........

[@paulfrith2681]

Great stuff from barney curly. Luke harvey is a bloody clown wish he wasn't on tv

[@paddymulligan]

I was gonna say that was great craic but looks like Luke (Under Achiever) Harvey & John (Take Out Merchant) McCririck cracked under the strain 🤣

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

He is so like my Dad it is uncanny. No escaping that Belfast hose-down!

[@garyhutton2654]

He's from Fermanagh not Belfast catch yourself on Im Derry ffs

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

@@garyhutton2654 So what dickhead?

[@garyhutton2654]

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[@johnmc3862]

A beautiful rant, in fairness.

[@BigBalls-jd5jf]

Barney hit the nail on the head

[@user-fh2vx3hd6c]

Not one comment explaining exactly what the discussion was about. Without this, nothing makes sense.

[@Pauljn67]

This was at Folkestone races. Barney had a horse over hurdles that was about 8/13 in the morning and before running like a donkey in the race the price drifted out to 3/1. Big Mac insinuated it was very dodgy. Luke was just reporting from the track on the day but was indeed a useless jockey as Barney said!

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Racing needs more people like him in it. There’s no personality that jump out at ya. I’ve heard story bout Barney from me da and I say fair fooking play to get one up on them fookers. Legend

[@g.l.6045]

Class , RIP Barney , I had the luck to back Barney's final runner , which won at a handsome 5/1 .

[@CARLIN4737]

was 20/1 the night before. i joke of course , well sort of?

[@Nunzi3]

R.I.P. Barney ! It’s great to see a man tell it like it is ! What did Barney mean when he said to John “ I got your bacon , you were gone , Was John 💰 broke, and Barney helped 💰 him out ??

[@snitchsnitch5226]

Yes big john was in big trouble with bookies barny saved him thats why he turned to jelly when barny appeared

[@Nunzi3]

@@snitchsnitch5226 thank you 🙏 for that info .! Great Man !

[@AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp]

John was just about to be “warned off” the tracks for not paying his debts to bookmakers. Barney paid on his behalf otherwise John would have lost his job.

[@Ironsmiler]

Curley was a lovable crook. Mac and Luke are in the camp of the good guys.

[@PatJenningsGloves]

Love the way the two guys being insulted seem quite relaxed about being insulted lol.

[@surplusstock8778]

Luke was just praying he wouldn't call him a underachiever again.

[@kevinobrien8530]

RIP Barney.

[@Thanks_for_posting.]

Good old Barney

[@davidomeara4704]

He was a full gangster fair play to him.

[@garyproffitt5941]

Genius and gifted the late, Barney Curley.

[@adrianmacgrath5814]

Barney getting pissed because he was getting called for fraud which is how lads like him made a living fiddling the odds

[@LochMorar]

What’s that about Barney saving Mac’s bacon?

[@digglyda]

Barney Curley and John McCririck were both big gamblers ( Curley is actually famous for some very big betting wins ). The story is that McCririck owed a lot of money to the *wrong* people once and Curley sorted the debt for him. You can see Mac goes very awkward when Curley mentions it. Not at all like his normal act on camera.

[@LochMorar]

@@digglyda cheers for the interesting background info!

[@nickyhenderson3746]

You know you see something a few times and then you think ok its run its course. This is/was timeless, I still chuckle everytime, if I remember right, Barneys wife or A relative said he was over the top or similar, and should apologise..a few days later he did in a fashion. Miss the big characters in racing, I know M Chapman drives seem people mad.... however he is a character and would much prefer him than some in the game that have no thought or comment, we have seen another side to jockeys we may never have seen, S Levey & O Murphy to name two. RIP to some great characters we have lost, BARNEY, BIG MAC and up Monaghan OLIVER BRADY.

[@johnmehaffey9953]

Go on Barney give it straight, Sorely missed

[@CARLIN4737]

calling people out when your a powerhouse in racing against what? As he said an under achieving ex jockey and a failed bookmaker and chancer of a man? is bullying in my bookmakers satchel.....

[@dereksteele291]

Casting reflections

[@kevinwhite5405]

I do believe the correct phrase is "casting asperetions." Haha

[@stephenbrown1867]

Rip Barney and John

[@brianmcmanus7213]

Barneys right, the other two are working for the bookmakers..

[@garyproffitt5941]

Go for it and very intelligent the late Barney Curly and the late John McCririck and the grass is greener with Ireland ✔

[@johnjeffery8802]

The show is really over now Barney, RIP.

[@danieluk22]

You were an underachiever in life! 🤣

[@markgrace1234]

I love how when the vid starts there's no1 behind barny and by the end theres paddy caps everywhere hahaha

[@mrmadness69]

Show is over boys 😂😂😂

[@mickydroyboy1542]

They broke the mould when Barney was made a true giant of the game ,this is even funnier if you look in the background you can see Robert cooper cowering

[@ianoian1]

No doubt the two of them will be up there in their Heavenly stables, beers in hand, watching today's Derby at Epsom!! Two legends or is it leg ends??😇😇!!

[@alanhaynes9672]

The guys was a legend for the way he beat the system, but it’s still out of order the way that he basically accuses the others of being cheats, when that’s exactly how he also made his money. Robin Hood was a legend too but still a cheat

[@hensmithers9687]

RIP Barney

[@karlsmith8212]

That’s exactly what it was. A Show, &now it’s over

[@idatekatemoss]

Curley by name, Curley by nature.

[@daveshoey1164]

RIP Barney and Big Mac

[@dereksteele291]

Curley mate himself look an idiot. Very defensive with nothing to back up his anger.

[@markrobinson6331]

Barney just wanted to beat the bookies like the rest of us.

[@dermot51]

The bookies can never lose and that's a fact

[@markrobinson6331]

@@dermot51 I know mate, but I still try ever now and then

[@charliemctruth]

COME RACING !!

[@kirstywalker158]

Rip John a racing legend love to u

[@brendangraham5794]

Not the full version......get the title right please.

[@eamonnquigley2125]

barney on the war path ...........................something to tell your kids about he was a oneoff

[@The-Penniless-Gent]

Rip Barney

[@saulpaulsaul3378]

Time for a movie about Barney 💥