'Jobs will be lost if racing funding cut' HORSES.FOUR thousand jobs in the thoroughbred Thoroughbred Light breed of racing and jumping horse descended from three desert stallions brought to England between 1689 and 1724. Thoroughbreds have a delicate head, slim body, broad chest, and short back. Most are bay, chestnut, brown, black, or gray. industry could be lost if the Government backs calls for funding to be slashed, experts warned yesterday. A report by the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association claimed its business poured EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1billion into the economy last year. And it found the 1% betting tax paid EUR37million back into government coffers after courses and festivals received grants worth EUR61million. Trainer John Oxx John M. Oxx is a well known Irish horse trainer. He was born on July 14th, 1950 in Ireland, and his father, John Oxx Sr., was also fairly well known as a trainer. John Oxx has been training since 1979, when he received his training license. , who has potentially the world's most valuable stallion stallion 1. an entire male horse aged 4 years and over. 2. in UK, applied to a male donkey (jack). stallion ring see stallion ring. teaser stallion stallion used to detect those mares which are in estrus. , Sea the Stars, in his stables, warned of the dangers of budget cuts. He said: "Any move to cut funding to this industry would have a negative effect on all involved." |
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