04-11-2011, 05:36
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Re: Horse Racing
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/
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RICHARD HANNON jnr accused racecourse officials of treating British trainers like "second-class citizens" after a row over work access to the turf track erupted at Churchill Downs, leaving British trainers furious at the disruption to their runners' Breeders' Cup preparations.
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Hannon jnr, speaking to richardhannonracing.tv, added: "It is an absolute disgrace, and I now know why my dad won't come to America. He has always been a good judge and he won't have the Yanks at any price - and he is dead right. It has cost us £120,000 to bring Strong Suit to America, and we have been treated like second-classcitizens.
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http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...ng/941972/top/
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RYANAIR CHASE winner for the last two years Albertas Run has been ruled out until spring after straining a ligament in a foreleg.
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http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...se/941828/top/
Thurles, Thursday
John Meagher Memorial Chase (Listed Race) 2m6f, soft, 5yo+
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JONCOL, whose last victory came in the Grade 1 Hennessy Gold Cup in 2010 when he beat Cooldine by a neck, registered a far more comfortable victory over his old rival with 12 lengths separating the pair over two furlongs shorter as he got back to winning ways.
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