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08-26-2009, 11:35 AM
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I Found someone shorter than GPK
Jockey Christophe Soumillon sacked by Aga Khan after 'small' jibe
The Aga Khan is to split with jockey Christophe Soumillon after the Belgian allegedly made comments about a trainer's height. By Rod Gilmour Published: 11:01AM BST 26 Aug 2009 Previous1 of 2 ImagesNext Jibe: Christophe Soumillon said Andre Fabre (right) was 'small' Photo: PA Severed ties: Christophe Soumillon has split with Aga Khan Photo: PA Soumillon will no longer be first choice to ride the powerful owner's horses in France from the end of this season's Flat campaign. Since 2002, the Belgian pilot has ridden 12 Group One winners for the owner and their partnership culminated last season with Zarkava's success in the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe. Zarkava retired to stud last October. Related Articles Cartier Awards: Sea The Stars leads According to the Racing Post, the split comes after the rider was criticised for comments he made about trainer Andre Fabre at a charity event in Deauville last weekend. He said he was happy that Alain de Royer-Dupre, Zarkava's handler, had become champion trainer, and was said to have added of Fabre: "He's so small you can hardly see him." A statement issued by the Aga Khan Studs said: "The separation has been agreed on amicable terms and Christophe Soumillon will ride out his contract for the rest of ther 2009 season." It cited difficult personal relations between the organisation and the rider as a major reason and added that no one had been appointed as his replacement. In January last year the Aga Khan and Fabre ended a three-year association which led to around 30 horses leaving the trainer's yard after an "operational disagreement". 
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08-26-2009, 03:03 PM
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Even more interesting than someone actually shorter than GPK.. is thinking about how Zarkava will handle stud duty. Maybe she's real butch?
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08-27-2009, 01:31 PM
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Just as an aside to this whole height thing, I can think of at least 5 other guys on here that I am taller than, but I will respect their anonymity
 They know who they are... Last edited by GPK : 08-27-2009 at 09:01 PM.
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08-27-2009, 02:22 PM
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the "small" man stikes back
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...624732/latest/ CARELESS talk about Andre Fabre on Tuesday cost Christophe Soumillon his job with the Aga Khan, but the words from Fabre on Wednesday were composed, cutting and potent as the French training legend criticised his former stable jockey's riding and summed up his feelings towards him by saying: "He is not a friend of mine, he never has been and he never will be." Fabre was speaking one day on from the shock announcement that the Aga Khan has sacked his long-term number one rider due to "difficult human relations". That decision, which will come into effect at the end of this year, came after Soumillon made disparaging comments about Fabre's height at a gala dinner in Deauville on Saturday. In response, Fabre, who axed Soumillon in 2007, said: "Soumillon is a top-class jockey, but I blamed him a lot of times for killing the horses and for using his whip much too much. "I told him many times and it was the main cause of me not using him as a jockey. He still uses the whip too much for my taste, but that is only my opinion and apparently some other trainers like it. "To be fair, though, Soumillon is the least of my concerns. He is not a friend of mine, he never has been and he never will be. I don't care at all [about him]."
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08-27-2009, 04:03 PM
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Tell The Aga dude we will trade him Tim Thornton for Somillion straight up
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08-27-2009, 04:21 PM
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