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A RACEHORSE called Blarney Highwayman was at the centre of a falling out between a horse breeder and Blarney Castle owner Charles Colthurst after the horse won his first race.

A RACEHORSE owner is putting up a £15,000 reward for the return of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, police in Britain said yesterday.

RACEHORSE trainer Aidan O’Brien has rejected claims from the promoters of a proposed animal byproducts plant that his horses weren’t affected by emissions from a former rendering plant in the vicinity.

Racehorse owners John Magnier and J P McManus are this morning reported to be preparing to sell their stake in Manchester United.