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Savannah Meacham

Building 'black hole' link to scared horses, jockey ban

A building site is being blamed for scaring racehorses at Eagle Farm, prompting a jockey boycott. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A major racetrack has been shut down by a jockey boycott after claims a nearby construction site is scaring horses.

Jockeys have refused to ride at Queensland's biggest track, Eagle Farm, over concerns the building site looks like a "black hole" to horses.

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