(Reuters) - Irish trainer Gordon Elliott lost his yard sponsor and a leading stud moved its racehorses into the care of others on Tuesday in further fallout from the circulation of a photograph of him sitting on a dead horse. "eCOMM Merchant Solutions has terminated its sponsorship contract with Gordon Elliott due to recent events," the yard sponsor said on Twitter. SIMILAR INCIDENTIn a similar incident, Irish amateur jockey Rob James apologised after a video of him climbing on a dead horse also appeared on social media. It showed him briefly climbing on the dead horse while others present could be heard laughing. "I sincerely apologise to the owners of the mare, the staff who cared for her, the horseracing industry, and all followers of horse racing for my actions."

Source: The Star March 02, 2021 18:48 UTC