2400 metres at Longchamp Racecourse and then finished sixth to Bikala in the Prix Ganay in the following month. He was equipped with blinkers when he returned to England for the Coronation Cup at Epsom Racecourse in June and finished unplaced behind Easter Sun. On his final appearance of the year at Deauville Racecourse in August he finished fourth in the Prix de Reux. He was reportedly returned to the United Kingdom at the end of the year but was then exported to race in North America. 1983: five-year-old season In 1983 Protection Racket was campaigned in the United States where he was trained by Gary Kempler but made little impression in three starts. He finished second in a minor race at Belmont Park in July and was then off the track until November when he finished unplaced in the Knickerbocker Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack and the Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack. Stud record At the end of his racing career Protection was retired to become a breeding stallion in the United States. He appears to have attracted very little interest and sired few foals. Pedigree References 1978 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in France Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 10 Irish Classic Race winners