‘You can’t just close the doors or gates of a yard and walk away’

Irish horse-racing heroes returning from Cheltenham are usually feted and cheered, but not this year, because of the coronavirus outbreak.
‘You can’t just close the doors or gates of a yard and walk away’
Sat, 21 Mar, 2020 - 05:00
Daragh Ó Conchúir

GLORY DAY: Winning jockey Maxine O’Sullivan, with trainer and father Eugene after their victory in the St. James’s Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup at Cheltenham. Picture: Healy Racing
GLORY DAY: Winning jockey Maxine O’Sullivan, with trainer and father Eugene after their victory in the St. James’s Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup at Cheltenham. Picture: Healy Racing

Irish horse-racing heroes returning from Cheltenham are usually feted and cheered, but not this year, because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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