Ferguson spends €300,000 on son of ‘the Rock’

MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson has bought a son of Rock of Gibraltar - the racehorse that caused his bitter dispute with the Coolmore Mafia.
Thu, 27 Oct, 2005 - 01:00
Ian Guider

Ferguson had a spectacular falling out with John Magnier last year over the ownership of ‘the Rock’. Although the prize stallion raced in Ferguson’s colours, it was part-owned by the Coolmore operation.

The friendship between the two is one of the reasons Magnier and JP McManus became major shareholders in Manchester United.

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