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The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) have banned trainer Gordon Elliott after a hearing on Friday afternoon.
The trainer has been suspended for 12 months with 6 suspended after an old picture was circulated on social media on Saturday evening of the trainer sitting on a dead horse on the gallops at his Cullentra House Stables near Summerhill in Co. Meath.
Elliott agreed not to attend any race meetings or point-to-points for six months.
The trained agreed to accede to costs for the IHRB, the sanction will begin on March 9th.
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Trainer Gordon Elliott has been fined €15,000 (£12,916) and given a 12-month suspension, of which he is likely to serve six months, at a hearing into a photo of him sitting on a dead horse.
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) referrals committee hearing, held today (Friday, 5 March), found Mr Elliott broke the rules of racing, by acting in a “manner which was prejudicial to the integrity, proper conduct and good reputation” of the sport.
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Owner Reynolds voices support for Elliott - ‘The scars of this week are his ultimate punishment’
Reynolds has eight horses at the Meath yard, including top staying chaser Presenting Percy By Press Association Thursday 4 Mar 2021, 8:32 AM Mar 4th 2021, 8:32 AM 18,793 Views 37 Comments
Trainer Gordon Elliott.
Trainer Gordon Elliott.
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PROMINENT OWNER PHILIP Reynolds has vowed to support trainer Gordon Elliott, while launching an impassioned plea for people to find it in their hearts “not to destroy him”.
Reynolds has eight horses at the Meath yard, including top staying chaser Presenting Percy, and intends to keep them with Elliott despite a photo of the trainer sitting on a dead horse on his gallops being posted on social media at the weekend.
Prominent owner Philip Reynolds has vowed to support trainer Gordon Elliott, while launching an impassioned plea for people to find it in their hearts "not to destroy him".