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I would have thought there would have been a written agreement setting out the precise terms of the agreement. Apparently not, and thus the confusion. Surprised AF`s lawyers pursued the matter.
 
Magnier had wanted Alex to deliver the Gimcrack speech the previous year but that was not allowed as only the winning owner could make the speech.
Thus ROG half share was gifted to Alex for his racing career; Alex took no prize money wanting the stud fees instead.
the horse proved to be more than a Gimcrack pony and the rest is history.
 
history being that the Magnier and Co invest in United shares, helping pave the way for the Glazer takeover when selling up, and the current state of United???
 
littlelad said:
Plenty of legendary tales have been doing the rounds in recent years. I heard one recently that Ferguson was gifted his share in the horse when the owners had no idea how good ROG would be, hence they hadn't even considered stud fees etc

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Well this was at the time, and by someone who would actually know the facts rather than spin tales.
Spencer will never forgive himself for that ride. One didn't need to be an expert in lip reading to know what he was saying to himself as he pulled up.
 
I'd agree with most of that, the horses are campaigned openly and they've not been afraid to use female jockeys. These are important positives, that in my opinion put them well ahead of certain other big owners. On the other hand the frequent comments about how awful some of the horses are, just after they've won races the rest of us would chop a hand off to win, are ungracious, and the treatment of Davy Russell and Bryan Cooper has not been pretty.
 
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