Discussed on the other thread this morning, I never looked at that thread tbh, this thread title is more specific. I will serve my time and then build back better, he said last Friday. The argument is believed to have taken place on February 21. After a furore and huge public backlash, Elliot confirmed the image circulating on social media was genuine. I didnt know horses until I was 11 or 12 but, as soon as I began working with them at a stable just down behind my home watering them and haying them I got the bug. Then the photo came out and my whole world changed.. The 62-year-old added: 'It just hit the bottom of my stomach. Gordon Elliott net worth The Irish Sun reported Elliott's total earnings at around 16million in 2019. Funny, I was looking at the Animal Welfare Watch website and they had a screenshot of a tweet from one of GE's stable lasses, Charlotte Crozier. George the author of the Times article David Walsh seems a poor judge of character ! Mr Elliott appears to be intent on making a return to the sport. James, who last year won the Kim Muir at Cheltenham on Milan Native, a horse owned by Michael O'Leary and trained by Gordon Elliott, was meant to ride at the 5.20 at Gowran Park, County Kilkenny yesterday but withdrew. Among the racing fraternity its said that the gang, or people who are connected to them, are behind the leak.. The theory of a co-ordinated attack on Elliott gained traction when footage also emerged of the trainer and friends enjoying drinking sessions at his yard. But the Racing TV presenter launched a scathing attack on the rumour-mongers. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Villarreal 1-0 Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final, first leg live reaction! Whatever the reasons for his behaviour, Elliott believes he will pay a heavy price. According to Elliott's own website, he hung up his riding boots in 2005, got his trainer's licence in 2006 and in 2007 became the youngest ever trainer of a Grand National winner when Silver Birch took first place. "Sports reputation in tatters two weeks before the biggest week of the year [Cheltenham Festival, March 16-19]. By According to Elliott's website, he rode a total of 46 winners on the racecourse, before "hanging up his riding boots in 2005". ", Michael O'Leary, who runs the Gigginstown House Stud operation and is also CEO of budget airline Ryanair said: ""We accept that this photograph was a grievous but momentary lapse of judgement by Gordon.". It said: "The anger and upset across racing says it all.". Web Gordon Elliott Jessica Harrington Kate Harrington Willie Mullins. The Jockey Club, which owns Cheltenham and Aintree racecourses, said: 'Clearly this is totally unacceptable and not reflective of the respect and care that racehorses receive from participants in our sport. biggest mystery in this story is how the hell did gordon pull the lovely kate?? The repercussions were immediate, wide-ranging and, in the view of many, well-deserved. Elliott has apologised profusely for a 'moment of madness' and underlined his respect for all racehorses. Shortly afterwards, detectives swooped to seize Boylans financial documents, computers, a 30,000 Mercedes Benz E Class and a small quantity of drugs. Particularly Kate's 'stomach bug' as why she couldn't work on RUK. I might as well throw the other 'suspect ' out there, after scorned lover, gangster, stablehand with a grudge, disenchanted stable hand and Davy Russell. Coverage of Labaiks unexpected win and Boylans celebrations drew the attention of the police who suspected the racehorse had been bought with money made from crime. That couldn't be further from the truth.". There were two or three incidents. He added: "I will be punished, I fully understand that. ', Elliott's stock has soared thanks to Tiger Roll's successive victories in the Grand National. PPB Counterparty Services Limited, having its registered address at Level 2, Spinola Park, Mikiel Ang. He began his career as an amateur jockey after leaving school at 15. He said: "Whether alive or dead, the horse was entitled to dignity.". so the ihrb dont mind drinking in a bar but tv presenters have to wear stupid masks whilst standing outside. The video doing the rounds at the time of 'Kategate' of the bar has been questioned as to the time it was taken. Three-time Grand National-winning trainer Gordon Elliott knows full well hes been blessed with the luck of the Irish. Rebecca Hardy for the Daily Mail In the picture, a seemingly grinning Elliott, 44, is holding his mobile phone to his ear with one hand and apparently making a V-sign with the other. People think racing has to be like royalty and la-di-dah. One went to ten, ten went to 20 and 20 went to 100. To date he has trained more than 1,900. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. Elliott was more recently romantically linked with Kate Harrington, the daughter of Gold Cup-winning trainer Jessica and her assistant trainer. Mystery remains why the photograph, which was taken in 2019, has been produced now, and by whom. An image showing Irish trainer Gordon Elliott sat on a dead horse appeared and was widely circulated, leading to a serious investigation followed by a grovelling apology from Elliott. People who dont know what horses are like think theyre big fierce animals but theyre really kind when you get to know them and get inside their head. He wasnt being ridden out and had been retired, he said. GRAND NATIONAL winning trainer Gordon Elliott has been barred from racing in Britain for 12 months and fined 13,000 after posing on a dead horse. Th. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board has said its investigation will be dealt with as quickly as possible. The problem is that someone he was supposedly consorting with, working for, got hold of the offensive and disgusting photos and made them public. Apparently Tiger Roll's ex stable lass came looking for her job back after walking away, was tol. In its first three races, the horse refused to start but it then dramatically won the 2017 Supreme Novices Hurdle race at Cheltenham with Boylan photographed celebrating the victory and 147,447 (127,000) winners cheque in the parade ring. I heard someone wise saying one day, If you can count on two hands your really good friends, youve too many. I thought it was a good saying. I cant tell you why or where it came from but it was happening. He's had that bar for ages TV, just as many trainers do. The two had a 'verbal altercation' in which drinks were apparently spilled. Police investigated and IHRB judge Mr Justice Raymond Groarke noted a sinister aspect to the case. As to who took the photograph and who released it, the Mail understands that it was circulated on WhatsApp within a small circle at Cullentra before a screenshot of it was made and kept for more than a year and a half. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Trainer Gordon Elliott, celebrates in Cheltenham, 2020, Gordon Elliott has come under intense scrutiny for a pic of him sitting on a dead horse, Samcro, with Shane McCann, walking through a stream during a Gordon Elliott yard visit at Gordon Elliott Racing in Longwood, Co Meath, Ireland, Bookmaker Betfair has ended its long-running association with the County Meath-based trainer, Above - just some of the comments made in response to the shocking pic, Gordon Elliott's statement which was shared on his Twitter account, Elliot apologised for "any offence caused", that Elliotts Tiger Roll is OUT of the Grand National due to "unfair weight, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Cookie Policy When I have a winner, I get emotional . For in a sport driven by money and gambling, banning him from racing will no doubt infuriate those owners who entrusted their horses into his care and hoped to see them win. The Sun can reveal a row erupted between Kate, 31, and Charlotte, who is in her 20s. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Video footage of jockey Rob James laughing and jumping onto the back of a dead horse has further fuelled fears about how horses bred for racing are being treated. TV presenter Kate Harrington had a slanging match in front of shocked onlookers with British blonde Charlotte Crozier at a makeshift bar on the site of Elliott's stables near Dublin in Ireland. For a look ahead to next week's festival, Ivan was joined by top trainers Jessica Harrington & Gordon Elliott. He began his racing career as a teenager working for Tony Martin -regarded as one of the shrewdest trainers in Ireland - at weekends and during school holidays. A week before [the photograph was published], two ambulances arrived at my house at 2am or 3am saying someone had had a heart attack here. The trainer said he was "co-operating fully" with the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) investigation. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory board, the sports governing body in Ireland, has banned Elliott for 12 months, six of them suspended, after a picture emerged of him sitting on a dead horse. Seven-year-old racehorse Morgan suffered a fatal heart aneurysm and collapsed What happened moments after his death has shaken the racing world to its core Photo shows millionaire trainer. Mystery remains why the photograph, which was taken in 2019, has been produced now, and by whom. After confirming the image was genuine, Elliot apologised for "any offence caused". Eight-time champion jump jockey Peter Scudamore said the photo was 'an act of crass stupidity'. Apparently Tiger Roll's ex stable lass came looking for her job back after walking away, was told no, and the photo was up that evening. Elliot described the pic as a "moment of madness that I am going to have to spend the rest of my life paying for and that my staff are suffering for". You . Cant imagine any trainer doing this to animals they care for and work with? He added: "It's a scary place to be. The trainer said he was "co-operating fully" with the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) investigation. When do the clocks change in 2023? , updated It shows multi-millionaire trainer Gordon Elliott casually sitting on the animal's lifeless body on the gallops at his state-of-the-art equestrian training facilities, holding a mobile phone to his ear with one hand and making a victory sign with the other while grinning at the camera. The events of the past week mark another extraordinary chapter in Elliotts life, which has taken the son of a car mechanic from a small Irish village near Dublin to the winners enclosure of the worlds greatest steeplechase three times. Offiah touches down in Roscommon to secure Ger Lyons's 1,000th winner Trainer reaches landmark figure 27 years on from his first winner at Navan. "Why an old photo would be leaked now and who took it remain questions for an inquiry by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board along with whether he will be given the chance to send Tiger Roll out to bid for a record-equalling third National win in April. Apparently Kate was too badly beaten up to go to work the next day. Its been said Gordon has had a big fall-out with Labaiks owners because hes refused to train their horses for them, said a well-informed source. "Someone may have it in for the determined and ambitious Elliott, but he is in a plight of his own making.". And hes really lucky to have a close bunch of friends I trust. The video doing the rounds at the time of 'Kategate' of the bar has been questioned as to the time it was taken. Prepare for peak pothole season! Harrington enjoyed success as an amateur. The comments below have not been moderated. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Seeing all of them with tears in their eyes as I was heading off . Conditions at Wexford racecourse in Ireland were warm and mostly sunny as Morgan, who had been 5 to 4 favourite, sped along the two-mile course beneath jockey Davy Russell, surrounded by stunning views of the Irish Sea. 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The Jockey Club, a commercial organisation that owns many of Britain's top racecourses including Cheltenham and Epsom, said Elliott's actions were not reflective of the respect and care that racehorses receive from participants in our sport. That poor horse . 8,202 Followers, 1,811 Following, 307 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Kate Harrington (@kate.harrington89) George the author of the Times article David Walsh seems a poor judge of character !David Walsh apologises for remarks about fellow journalist in sex crimes casePosted on: October 24th, 2017David Walsh apology for remarks about Tom HumphriesWell know, Elliott photo and the reason why it was leaked stunning revelations wow. During the four years that Morgan was owned by Michael O'Leary, he earned 61,162 for his billionaire owner a mere fraction of what it cost to buy and to train him. There were further lurid claims about an alleged party on Valentines Day where Elliotts girlfriend Kate Harrington was said to have confronted a female stablehand about her friendship with the trainer. The Owners Room is still out there but I had to shut it down because these things kept circulating. "People were stunned to hear it. The three-time Grand National-winning trainer has apologised 'profoundly' for the image, which was taken in 2019. As one of the biggest names in racing, his fall from grace has been particularly hard. He added: "It's a scary place to be. At that stage, if Id gone down to 20 or 30 horses, I was preparing myself for it. Who was sent the picture,? I loved them. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. That fact that he sat on, disabused and showed total disrespect for a horse who gave his life for him and O'Leary, isn't the problem, apparently. . The image was labelled appalling. Last year, they gathered in this immaculate yard as Gordon prepared to face the regulatory board, fearing a permanent ban. More info. Harrington is a former amateur champion jockey. They love the shoes and handbags his money buys.Have you seen the women Bernie Ecclestone has married and dated? Elliott, 43, hosted the party where the row erupted and in an unrelated incident a horrific photo of him sat on a dead horse was leaked. The surfacing of the 2019 photograph put paid to that. Kate and Gordon are very much girlfriend and boyfriend. More than one person ? 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When she was 13, Kate Harrington picked up the phone and dialed Truman Capote the brilliant Breakfast at Tiffany's author and ill-fated gossip whom she had met under . My phone rang and I sat on him. Couple find note in chimney that reveals their 290,000 house was 100 times cheaper 50 years ago. I was standing over the horse waiting to help with the removal of the body, in the course of which, to my memory, I received a call and, without thinking, I sat down to take it. Borg Street, St. Julians SPK1000 Malta, is licensed and regulated by theMalta Gaming Authorityunder Licence Number MGA/CRP/131/2006 (issued on 01 August 2018). brig you prob have consorted with criminals several times. By navigating our site, you agree to allow us to use cookies, in accordance with our That's old news driver! GRAND NATIONAL winning trainer Gordon Elliott has been barred from racing in Britain for 12 months and fined 13,000 after posing on a dead horse. Elliott, 43, hosted the party where the row erupted and in an unrelated incident a horrific photo of him sat on a dead horse was leaked. It's done. She was here every day along with four or five friends . Gordon Elliott last night apologised for a photo of him sitting on a dead horse which circulated on social media. I might as well throw the other 'suspect ' out there, after scorned lover, gangster, stablehand with a grudge, disenchanted stable hand and Davy Russell. He was vilified by animal-rights activists, many of whom called for him to be banned for life. Talk continues to spread that Elliott put on a Valentines Day party at his County Meath stables and that Harrington was involved in an altercation with another woman present at the event. View our online Press Pack. How could this likeable fellow who had come from, as he puts it, nothing the eldest of five children, his father a panel-beater and his mother a cleaner to reach the loftiest heights in the sport of kings, have brought it so low? I wont let anyone damage my reputation and business with lies and innuendo. Privacy Policy. Moment fitness influencer asks man to move off park bench 'because he's 'ruining her livestream' - but Mortgage demand plummets to a 28-year low as average interest rates hit 6.71% - just as spring home buying Britain braces for brutal -9C Arctic snap: Met Office warns more snow and ice could lash the country next ISIS fanatic jailed over the gruesome beheading of two Scandinavian women hikers in Morocco that shocked the Do not sell or share my personal information. If youve got three or four proper friends maybe five youre lucky. Sorry and a beard doesn't seem to go amiss either. When youre training horses its 24/7.. . He starts to well up. Published: 22:31 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 23:48 GMT, 2 March 2021. We all know that, but some see that as supporting their case. Eont, to be fair Ecclestone is a dwarf as well so would only be able to stack the bottom shelf! Sounds like a fun place to work. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. and there are criminals everywhere not just in england or ireland. Given his huge success in such a highly competitive sport, speculation is rife within the industry that the release of the photograph of him sitting on Morgan just two weeks before the Cheltenham Gold Cup and barely a month before the Grand National was a deliberate ploy by 'persons unknown' to cause maximum damage to Elliott.
