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Jockey Paul O'Neill apologized Tuesday for head-butting his horse at a race last weekend.
he Horseracing Regulatory Authority is holding an inquiry after reviewing TV footage of the incident at the Stratford races on Sunday.
"I would just like to say to the public that I'm very sorry they had to see such a thing," O'Neill said in a statement. "I've never done it before and it will never happen again."
City Affair was being unruly in the parade ring, ultimately throwing O'Neill. The jockey got to his feet and grabbed the reins, pulling the horse to him, before lowering the butt of his helmet into it.
"When I got to the start he headed straight for a car with me, stopped five feet from the car, whipped round and dropped me," O'Neill said. "I landed on my feet, but a bit awkwardly for my knee and I was a little bit angry then, but I've never done anything like this before and I'm glad to say the horse is OK after it."
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he Horseracing Regulatory Authority is holding an inquiry after reviewing TV footage of the incident at the Stratford races on Sunday.
"I would just like to say to the public that I'm very sorry they had to see such a thing," O'Neill said in a statement. "I've never done it before and it will never happen again."
City Affair was being unruly in the parade ring, ultimately throwing O'Neill. The jockey got to his feet and grabbed the reins, pulling the horse to him, before lowering the butt of his helmet into it.
"When I got to the start he headed straight for a car with me, stopped five feet from the car, whipped round and dropped me," O'Neill said. "I landed on my feet, but a bit awkwardly for my knee and I was a little bit angry then, but I've never done anything like this before and I'm glad to say the horse is OK after it."
http://usatoday.feedroom.com/ifr_main.jsp?nsid=b-3659c9d0:10ca683ac2c:3f13&fr_story=FEEDROOM152442&st=1153852172998&mp=FLV&cpf=false&fr=072506_022930_w3659c9d0x10ca683ac2cx3f14&rdm=671833.2503262984
Video: http://usatoday.feedroom.com/ifr_main.jsp?nsid=b-3659c9d0:10ca683ac2c:3f13&fr_story=FEEDROOM152442&st=1153852172998&mp=FLV&cpf=false&fr=072506_022930_w3659c9d0x10ca683ac2cx3f14&rdm=671833.2503262984
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