Apprentice title named in honour of Kyne and Wilson

This year’s apprentice championship has been renamed in tribute to the two young riders who were killed in a fire in the UK earlier this month.

Fri, 18 Sep, 2009 - 11:55

This year’s apprentice championship has been renamed in tribute to the two young riders who were killed in a fire in the UK earlier this month.

The competition will now be called the Jan Wilson & Jamie Kyne Apprentice Championship 2009 after the promising pair died in a blaze at their block of flats in Norton.

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Courts Racing Heathrow Place: UK Place: Norton Person: Kyne Person: Wilson Person: Kevin Darley Person: Jan Person: Jamie Event: Jan Wilson & Jamie Kyne Apprentice Championship 2009 Organisation: Professional Jockeys Association

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