Betfair severs association with Elliott Betfair has discontinued its association with Gordon Elliott over a photograph of the trainer sitting on a dead horse on the gallops. A Betfair spokesperson commented: "While we recognise that Gordon deeply regrets and apologised unreservedly for his poor judgement his actions are completely at odds with the values of the Betfair brand and that of our employees. "With that in mind, we have decided to discontinue our association with Gordon with immediate effect."