![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/rob-burrow-heartbreak-as-beloved-namesake-racehorse-suffers-career-ending-injury-after-raising-100000-for-charity/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/rob1.png&description=A RACEHORSE named after rugby league legend Rob Burrow has suffered a career-ending injury. Burrow Seven, a five-year-old gelding, helped raised more than £100,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and Leeds Hospitals Charity. Rugby league hero and brave Motor Neurone Disease battler Burrow poses with his namesake horse, who has sadly been forced to retire with injuryCredit: Good Racing Co But 'an unfortunate event' in training means he has been forced into retirement. Fortunately a replacement has already been found and is training with Jedd O'Keeffe. Phil Hawthorne, whose Good Racing Co is behind the charity initiative, said: "Burrow Seven held much promise, so it's really sad to see him retire early. "His injury was the kind of unavoidable and unfortunate event that we occasionally see in racehorses that exercise at speed. "I had Rob and his family over and I had to tell them that Burrow Seven has incurred another injury and he's going to have to be retired. "The good news is that we're going to keep him on board and he's going to become an equine welfare horse. William Hill: Bet £10 Get £30 in free bets - CLAIM HERE Betfair: Bet £10 Get £30 - CLAIM HERE Paddy Power: Bet £20 and get it back as cash if it loses - CLAIM HERE Sky Bet: Bet £10 on Racing and get £30 in free bets - CLAIM HERE Ladbrokes: Bet £5 Get £20 - CLAIM HERE Coral: Bet £5 Get £20 - CLAIM HERE William Hill: 18+. Play Safe. From 00:01 on 13.04.2022. £30 bonus. New customers only. Minimum £10 stake on odds of 1/2 (1.5) or greater on sportsbook. Further terms apply. Begambleaware.org Betfair - Place a min £10 bet on the Sportsbook on odds of min 1/2 (1.5), get £30 in Free Bets. Rewards valid for 30 days. SMS verification required. Only deposits via cards will qualify. T&Cs apply. Please Gamble Responsibly 18+ begambleaware.org Paddy Power: New customers only. Place your FIRST bet on any market at odds of min 2.0 (EVS) and if it loses we will refund your stake in CASH. Max refund for this offe){kind=link}
A RACEHORSE named after rugby league legend Rob Burrow has suffered a career-ending injury.
Burrow Seven, a five-year-old gelding, helped raised more than £100,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and Leeds Hospitals Charity.
But ‘an unfortunate event’ in training means he has been forced into retirement.
Fortunately a replacement has already been found and is training with Jedd O’Keeffe.
Phil Hawthorne, whose Good Racing Co is behind the charity initiative, said: “Burrow Seven held much promise, so it’s really sad to see him retire early.