‘This leaves an awful hole’: farewell to talented young horse lost to infection

Sir Gino, pictured following his win in the 2024 Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle. Trainer Nicky Henderson has paid tribute to star hurdler Sir Gino, who was put down in veterinary hospital today (24 March) owing to a severe infection. The six-year-old was unbeaten before he was pulled up in his final race, the Unibet Hurdle on Cheltenham’s Festival Trials day (26 January) and was found to have a […]