One of William Fox-Pitt's elite horses, Cool Mountain, will miss the Olympic Games due to a tendon injury. Fox-Pitt won the Rolex Kentucky title in 2010  and Great Britain team gold at the 2010 World Championships with Cool Mountain.
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Tony McCoy has been handed a five-day ban after breaking new whip rules.   The Champion jockey was caught out for using his whip more than the allotted eight times as he rode Caddie Master at Ffos Las yesterday.   McCoy will now face a suspension from November 20-24.
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After threats by jockeys to take strike action, and continued controversy, the British Horseracing Authority has announced major changes to the new whip rules.
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The row over the new rules regarding jockeys’ use of the whip raged on yesterday, as Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon lost about £50,000 in prize money and was given a five-day ban. * * Soumillon was punished after he struck his mount six times in the final furlong as he won the £1.
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Legendary horse trainer Ginger McCain has died at the age of 80 after suffering from cancer. McCain is most famous for training Red Rum, a three-time Grand National champion and twice runner-up in the 1970s.
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The smart money is on the Rest of the World team at Ascot this afternoon, as four ‘nations’ battle it out in one of the more imaginative race meetings of recent years.
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