Gordon Elliot - Triple Grand National Winning Trainer - Despicable behavior

Article Here

Horrified at what I saw there. Let's consider that we almost had a trainer lose his license over a facebook comment here.

Looks like he’s getting his due deserves now...

Ps we been discussing it on the PE Groom disgrace thread


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Actually has the nerve to suggest that he instinctively sat down when recieving a phone call, and the gesture he's making is his way of telling someone to "wait". A real piece of work. Made more damning when you see the same sign he's making after winning a major race, signs of him trying to express dominance by making the same sign while seated over the dead animal. Chop and hope he never gets to train again.

The BHA have banned him from entering any horses whilst he is under investigation. No Cheltenham runners for him then.

His behaviour has brought the whole sport into disrepute - and at a time when racing needs all the help it can get. I only hope his punishment fits his crime, but there's no guarantee that it will.

Gordon Elliott says he has let down the racing industry, his owners and his staff with an "indefensible moment of madness" as the sport united in condemning the image of the trainer sitting on a dead horse on his gallops.

Elliott spoke exclusively to the Racing Post on a day that saw the British Horseracing Authority ban him from having runners in Britain while an investigation by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board takes place into the image that appeared on social media at the weekend.

However, the BHA will allow the trainer's horses to run if transferred to another trainer. Elliott's team for Cheltenham includes the unbeaten superstar Envoi Allen.

Elliott's biggest owners, Gigginstown House Stud, have said they will stick by the trainer, who confirmed it was one of their horses, Morgan, in the image. The gelding won four of his 21 starts and died of a heart aneurysm as a seven-year-old in 2019.

The trainer discussed the incident on Monday and said that he will spend the rest of his life regretting and paying for the mistake he has made.


Elliott said: "It is indefensible. Whether alive or dead, the horse was entitled to dignity. 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.

"I will be punished, I fully understand that. But it absolutely breaks my heart to read and hear people say that I have no respect for my horses. That couldn't be further from the truth. My whole life has revolved around horses since I was a child. I know nothing else. Horses are all I have. I came from nothing and built a dream.

"When your world starts crumbling in front of you, it's a scary place to be. I just hope people can understand how truly sorry I am and find some way to forgive me for what I have done."

It is a very disturbing picture. Sad.

No respect for the hard lives horses in racing have - You have to question his sanity - He poses like a big game hunter that has bagged a trophy - What a donkey

Horses under his care can be "transferred" to another trainer. The owner sticks with the sick bastard.

What a lovely bunch of people, horse racing folk are.

Lionel wrote: Horses under his care can be "transferred" to another trainer. The owner sticks with the sick bastard.

What a lovely bunch of people, horse racing folk are.

@Lionel you can’t say that! 99.9% of racing have come out on Social Media and CONDEMNED this action. It was horrendous.

Chevely Park have just come out and removed all their horses and I’m sure everyone else will as well.

Envoi Allen his champion is now been transferred to de Bromehead among others who are going to Mullens as well.

Most racing folk absolutely love their horses and take great care of them.

I think the famous Ryan Air boss will also come to his senses shortly.