A solicitor engaged by former members of the Supreme Horse Racing Club said on Thursday evening he was “very optimistic” the 29 horses it has hitherto owned, including the top-class chaser Kemboy, will be able to race this season.
The Thurles-based Patrick Kennedy was speaking after the ruling body of Irish horse racing in effect kicked SHRC out of the sport by declaring it was no longer “permitted to be owners or part-owners of racehorses”.
The announcement from Horse Racing Ireland represents the moment when its patience expired over the club’s repeated failure to provide answers to its questions.
(THE GUARDIAN – NOVEMBER 2019)
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