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This year’s Shergar Cup, the competition involving jockeys representing regions of the world along with an international women’s team, has had to be cancelled.
The Ascot event, scheduled for its usual early-August slot, was perhaps the race day most vulnerable to the coronavirus crisis, since it requires the presence of jockeys drawn from all around the world performing in front of a family-based crowd of up to 30,000.
Written by Chris Cook
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/26/ascot-postpones-shergar-cup-horse-racing under the title “Ascot has to cancel Shergar Cup because of international dimension”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
