Trainer 'Shark' Hanlon banned for ten months after video emerges of dead horse being driven through middle of town
09/05/2024 10:16 AM
LEGENDARY King George-winning trainer John ‘Shark’ Hanlon has been banned for ten months for ‘gross negligence’.
The massive punishment relates to the transportation of a dead horse.
Footage shared on social media showed a deceased horse being driven through a town in broad daylight.
Shark Hanlon, a big-time trainer in Ireland, was one of the stars of recent ITV docu-series Champions: Full Gallop.
His biggest win came last Boxing Day when stable star Hewick won the King George at Kempton.
More to follow.
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