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Australian stewards not amused by Ruse's rude ruse

Part of the excitement for any racehorse owner is the chance to name the new horse they have purchased. But if you try to be smutty then you are likely to get in big trouble.

That is certainly what happened to Stuart Ruse, who faced the full wrath of the stewards in Australia for naming a three-year-old filly by Benfica out of Loose ‘N’ Lovely, Andiamo Fica.

For those of you who do not speak Italian, the translation of the name means, according to a Racing NSW inquiry, ‘Let’s Go [C word]’.

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