Jockey Noel Callow paid tribute to late Australia spin great Shane Warne after winning on a horse that was partly owned by the former leg-spinner. Callow won the 1200m race in Gold Coast on the horse named Sacred Oath and went on to mimic Warne’s bowling action. 

Shane Warne was an Australian right arm-leg spin bowler.

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The homage was publicised on social media by Jarred Magnabosco, a spokesperson for Sacred Oath’s ownership group stated. “How about Noel Callow giving the leg-spin for @ShaneWarne past the post! Incredible to get the maiden out of the way for all connections!”  Magnabosco stated this in a tweet.

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Warne died in March after a heart attack at the age of 52. At the time of his death, the former Australian leg-spinner was on vacation in Thailand. Warne, widely regarded as one of the best spinners of all time, finished his international career with 708 Test wickets, the most in the game’s longest format at the time of his retirement in 2006.

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After retiring, Warne remained a prominent personality in the sport and in the public eye. Apart from captaining the Rajasthan Royals to the inaugural Indian Premier League title, Warne went on to have a successful career as a commentator.

Following Warne’s death, there was a torrent of tributes from both within and outside of cricket. The legendary Melbourne Cricket Stadium, Warne’s home ground in domestic cricket, conducted a state memorial service on March 30 in which a number of former cricketers Warne played with and against, as well as his own family, spoke about the former spinner.