Robin Oakley

Jockeys suffer online abuse just like footballers

Not to mention the horses – although the recently deceased Galileo never earned anything but praise

A yearling colt sired by Galileo, bought for 1,500,000 euros at the annual thoroughbred horse sale in Deauville in 2019. [Lou Benoist/AFP/Getty Images] 
issue 24 July 2021
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