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A day after one of Ireland's leading trainers, George Elliott, was banned for similar conduct, video circulates of Rob James astride a dead animal.
Horse racing’s image received another blow when an Irish jockey apologized after a widely circulated video emerged of him straddling a horse's corpse.
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Watch: Shocking video of jockey riding dead horse horrifies racing 2 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM 4 minutes to read First, a shocking photo of a trainer with a dead horse emerged, now an appalling video of a jockey is doing the rounds. Video / via Twitter First, a shocking photo of a trainer with a dead horse emerged, now an appalling video of a jockey is doing the rounds. Video / via Twitter news.com.au Warning: Graphic content Racing's reputation suffered another blow as jockey Rob James apologised for a video circulating of him jumping on to a dead horse and pretending to ride it.
Amateur jockey Rob James enjoyed his finest moment in the saddle when partnering the Gordon Elliott-trained Milan Native to success at last year's Cheltenham Festival, but his reputation lays in ruins today after a video emerged online of him sitting on a dead horse.