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Johnny Ward: 'At Tramore, an unknown human being did a despicable thing to an innocent animal'
Trainer Charles Byrnes is set to appeal an IHRB decision to suspend his licence for six months following an investigation into a 2018 race.
Johnny Ward
By Johnny Ward
Wednesday 20 Jan 2021, 8:02 PM
Jan 20th 2021, 6:39 PM
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Irish horse racing was rocked to its core on Monday (file photo).
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Updated Jan 20th 2021, 8:02 PM
TO ASSUME, AS my old school principal used to impart, can make an ass of you and me.
It is no exaggeration to say that Irish horse racing was rocked to its core on Monday as the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Body announced that high-profile trainer Charles Byrnes had his licence suspended for six months and was fined €1,000 following an investigation into the running of one of his horses, Viking Hoard, in October 2018. Byrnes has already indicated that he will appeal the decision.