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Opie Bosson has been forced out of New Zealand Cup week. Photo/Trish Dunell
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Champion jockey Opie Bosson has been forced out of New Zealand Cup week, which begins at Riccarton on Saturday.
Bosson, who sits second on the New Zealand Jockey Premiership, received a head knock at the Avondale races on Thursday and failed a concussion test on Friday.
That means he faces
a 12-day stand down from riding so is likely to miss the entire Cup week carnival: Saturday, Wednesday and next Saturday.