
The Turf TV Claiming Stakes was won by a horse called Shepherds Warning. Coming at the end of week when
Newcastle United's chairman Freddy Shepherd had warned
Michael Owen publicly about his "loyalty" to the club, Newcastle followers may have felt that was coincidence enough. Shepherds Warning, however, was bought for £8,000 after the race and now stands in the stables in Cheshire belonging to - Michael Owen.
Owen claims that the purchase was not intentional, and he wasn't directly involved when the horse was bought.