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VIDEO: Shetland Pony jockeys training at Ascot Racecourse for Olympia

Retired racing legends Sir AP McCoy OBE and Bob Champion MBE headed to Ascot Racecourse to give some tips to the stars of the Shetland Pony Grand National race...

Adele Severs

Published 12 Dec 2018

Racing legend Sir AP McCoy gearing up the younger generation of Shetland Pony jockeys

 Racing legend Sir AP McCoy gearing up the younger generation of Shetland Pony jockeys

 Ahead of Olympia, The London International Horse Show, which opens its doors on 17-23 December, retired racing legends Sir AP McCoy OBE and Bob Champion MBE headed to Ascot Racecourse to give some of the stars of the Osborne Refrigerators Shetland Pony Grand National their top tips ahead of competing at the show.

This short highlights film documents a training session which involves jockeys under the age of 14 racing down the Ascot home straight, aboard their fast and furious shetland ponies.

Source: Press release

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