Tributes pour in for horse racing legend Henry Cecil

The 10-time champion trainer has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 70.

Tributes pour in for horse racing legend Henry Cecil
Tue, 11 Jun, 2013 - 15:10

Former stable jockey Steve Cauthen hailed Henry Cecil as a “genius” following the legendary trainer’s death on Tuesday morning.

Cecil lost his long battle against stomach cancer at the age of 70, prompting a deluge of tributes to the master of Warren Place.

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