Irish trainer Gordon Elliott is not permitted to send horses to race meetings in Britain as the authorities continue to investigate a picture which emerged over the weekend.
The shameful photograph shows Elliott sitting on the carcass of a dead horse at the side of his gallops. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) have opened an investigation into the picture, which the trainer confirmed to be genuine after a great deal of speculation.
While Elliott has received the backing of principal owners at his Gigginstown House Stud yard, he has been sacked as a Betfair ambassador and now faces a ban on his horses racing in Britain.
Read more on mirror.co.uk