Viking Hoard jockey Kevin Brouder hits out at ‘hurtful’ trial by social media

Brouder was speaking after a stunning act of horsemanship at Naas on Sunday afternoon

Kevin Brouder performs an amazing act of horsemanship and recovery to stay aboard Forza Milan after a mistake at the last fence. Picture: Healy Racing.

Jockey Kevin Brouder has described the fallout he has faced from the Viking Hoard controversy as ‘unfair and hurtful’.

Brouder pulled up Viking Hoard after jumping six flights of hurdles at Tramore on October 18th, 2018, after which a urine sample was found to contain hydroxyethylpromazinehydroxide (HEPS), a metabolite of acepromazine (ACP), which is a sedative and prohibited under the rules of racing.