US trainer banned for giving horse a racist name

New York Racing Association rejects Eric Guillot's toxic words and divisive behavior in the strongest terms
US trainer banned for giving horse a racist name

Eric Guillot has been banned by racing authorities 

Mon, 11 Jan, 2021 - 09:37
Colm O’Connor

A US horse trainer has been banned by authorities for changing the name of a horse to a racist term.

Eric Guillot renamed a horse ‘Grape Soda’ which is a racist slur directed at Black people.

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