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By Keith Hamer, Press Association Sport
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Four jockeys are among 13 people who will face serious charges at a British Horseracing Authority hearing which begins on Thursday.
Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Kirsty Milczarek, Jimmy Quinn and former rider Paul fitzsimons, now a trainer, are alleged to have breached the rules of racing.
The allegations focus on horses being laid to lose on betting exchanges in 10 races that took place between January 17, 2009 and August 15, 2009.
The hearing is scheduled to run for 10 days, concluding on November 2.
It is alleged the jockeys conspired to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice following a BHA investigation into suspicious betting activity on a number of races.
Registered owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore have also been charged with the same breach of the rules, along with six others - Peter Gold, Nick Gold, Shaun Harris, David Kendrick, Darren May and Liam Vasey.
All of the individuals except the jockeys are alternatively / additionally charged with another breach in that it is alleged "they caused the jockey in the race to act by communicating to him directly or indirectly, at his request and for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, inside information in relation to the named horse''.
Each of the jockeys is additionally charged with a different breach in that it is alleged ''they communicated directly or indirectly to one or more betting exchange account holders, for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, information relating to the prospects of the named horse''.
As well as being charged for allegedly passing on information for reward, each of the jockeys has also been charged with ''intentionally failing to ensure that their horse was run on its merits''.
Doe has been charged in relation to five races combining both charges. The races took place at Lingfield, Wolverhampton, Kempton and Bath.
Fairley has been charged in relation to four races, Quinn with two, and Milczarek and Fitzsimons to one race each.
The hearing is not open to the press. An update will be issued at the conclusion of proceedings on November 2.
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Four jockeys are among 13 people who will face serious charges at a British Horseracing Authority hearing which begins on Thursday.
Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Kirsty Milczarek, Jimmy Quinn and former rider Paul fitzsimons, now a trainer, are alleged to have breached the rules of racing.
The allegations focus on horses being laid to lose on betting exchanges in 10 races that took place between January 17, 2009 and August 15, 2009.
The hearing is scheduled to run for 10 days, concluding on November 2.
It is alleged the jockeys conspired to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice following a BHA investigation into suspicious betting activity on a number of races.
Registered owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore have also been charged with the same breach of the rules, along with six others - Peter Gold, Nick Gold, Shaun Harris, David Kendrick, Darren May and Liam Vasey.
All of the individuals except the jockeys are alternatively / additionally charged with another breach in that it is alleged "they caused the jockey in the race to act by communicating to him directly or indirectly, at his request and for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, inside information in relation to the named horse''.
Each of the jockeys is additionally charged with a different breach in that it is alleged ''they communicated directly or indirectly to one or more betting exchange account holders, for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, information relating to the prospects of the named horse''.
As well as being charged for allegedly passing on information for reward, each of the jockeys has also been charged with ''intentionally failing to ensure that their horse was run on its merits''.
Doe has been charged in relation to five races combining both charges. The races took place at Lingfield, Wolverhampton, Kempton and Bath.
Fairley has been charged in relation to four races, Quinn with two, and Milczarek and Fitzsimons to one race each.
The hearing is not open to the press. An update will be issued at the conclusion of proceedings on November 2.
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hhhmmmmmm.....
wonder how many times the whip was used on these horses ??????
wonder how many times the whip was used on these horses ??????
If they ban the whip Egner how on earth will you know if they are trying or lying?
The hearing is not open to the press. On who's orders?
happens anyway brigust....old rules....new rules....
doesnt seem to make much difference.
doesnt seem to make much difference.
im shocked to see jimmy quinn's name there....shocked i tell ya!
Are the Press disallowed as the matter is a threat to National Security?
Let's hope they get whipped when they've been found guilty. How many strokes should they give em?
What a week for horse racing...no doubt this will feature in the middle of the papers along with a cartoon picture of Cristophe Soumillion holding his whip up with blood dripping from it.
Only one........BUT...that one should be like the scene in Casino Royale.......
when the villain has a naked Bond sitting in the chair with no seat.....!!!!
OUCH.
when the villain has a naked Bond sitting in the chair with no seat.....!!!!
OUCH.
Analogs, can you hazard a guess as to why the Press are not allowed in to report
what is going on, unless off course this trial is to be held under the rules of a Star Chamber.
what is going on, unless off course this trial is to be held under the rules of a Star Chamber.
I'd say it's something to do with BETFAIR. Probably more names going to be mentioned that they don't want to get out to the public domain yet...Maybe completely wrong
Analog, that is not a matter of National Security surely.
I'm flummoxed as to why they are banned from it but i can't see the reasoning of it.
The BHA realised what a success Betfair achieve by excluding press from their AGM and decided to follow suit....
LOL
LOL
....dont want the press because they will want to achieve a compromise....(that word seems to crop up a lot in thre racing industry).....
and will want to sweep it under the carpet and move on......
..some of these are too high profile for the BHA to get down and dirty with !!!!
only imo...of course.
and will want to sweep it under the carpet and move on......
..some of these are too high profile for the BHA to get down and dirty with !!!!
only imo...of course.
dont want the press there cos they will probably know more than the counsel
Quite agree Roger and until they do(lifetime ban), the corruption that everybody suspects will continue.... the laughable matter in most of these cases is that the worst the non-jockeys accused can get is to be warned off a racecourse, they don't need to step foot on a racecourse to carry out what they are accused of i.e laying non triers so the whole thing is a nonsense before it has started
The lack of Press will have to have been agreed by both sides.
Quite possible it came from the jockey's side.
They're probably running the case as if it were a Judicial Mediation.
Quite possible it came from the jockey's side.
They're probably running the case as if it were a Judicial Mediation.
Fairley has been charged in relation to four races, Quinn with two, and Milczarek and Fitzsimons to one race each.
That's the surprise for me.
That's the surprise for me.
Fairley has been charged in relation to four races, Quinn with two, and Milczarek and Fitzsimons to one race each.
That's the surprise for me.
That's the surprise for me.
If they are found guilty they should have lifetime bans
The lack of press does not have to be agreed by both sides. In fact those charged will have had no say in the matter.
The vast majority of BHA disciplinary hearings are held behind closed doors and you will get a press release tweeted by Struthers when the panel paid for by the BHA give their reasons. The BHA is a secretive organisation .
The vast majority of BHA disciplinary hearings are held behind closed doors and you will get a press release tweeted by Struthers when the panel paid for by the BHA give their reasons. The BHA is a secretive organisation .
TRD they will be found guilty, the Judge,Prosecutor and Jury are all paid for by the BHA
Fairley has motive anyway given he was unhappy with his earning capacity at Mark Johnstons.
One certainly and I think two are the guys who backed Fryboy`s website 2 or 3 years ago. Spammed it like hell on here.
Jockeys could be banned in new corruption case
BY GRAHAM GREEN racingpost.com
JOCKEYS Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Kirsty Milczarek, Jimmy Quinn and rider-turned-trainer Paul Fitzsimons all face the prospect of being banned from racing following the latest corruption inquiry, which commences at the BHA headquarters in London on Thursday.
All five are charged with conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, passing information for reward and deliberately not riding a horse to obtain the best possible placing for personal reward, or in the knowledge it had been laid to lose, an offence for which the penalty is a disqualification of five to 25 years.
All insist they are innocent of any wrongdoing concerning the ten races at Lingfield, Wolverhampton, Kempton, Bath and Catterick in 2009 in which horses were laid to lose through exchange accounts with **** and Betfair held by six associates of registered racehorse owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore, all of whom face corruption charges.
The inquiry could not have come at a worse time for the BHA as it grapples to resolve the controversy surrounding the introduction of the new whip rules and penalties.
Details of another two corruption cases were due to be made public this week, but the announcement has been delayed with the BHA unwilling to volunteer information guaranteed to bring more negative headlines for the sport.
Ten days have been set aside for the hearing, although, due to the complicated nature of the case, the accused can expect to wait beyond that before learning their fates as the disciplinary panel is likely to require time to consider its verdicts.
Fairley faces three charges of intentionally failing to ensure that his horse ran on its merits, Doe two and Quinn, Milczarek and Fitzsimons one each, and all are alleged to have communicated directly or indirectly to one or more betting exchange accountholders, for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, information relating to the prospects of the horses named.
All the jockeys have continued to ride, with differing levels of success, since the charges were announced five months ago when the BHA was compelled to act after rumours of impending prosecutions sparked fevered press speculation and cast a shadow over the whole weighing room.
Sines and Crickmore no longer have horses in training, but both are expected to be legally represented at the hearing from which the media is barred from attending.
BY GRAHAM GREEN racingpost.com
JOCKEYS Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Kirsty Milczarek, Jimmy Quinn and rider-turned-trainer Paul Fitzsimons all face the prospect of being banned from racing following the latest corruption inquiry, which commences at the BHA headquarters in London on Thursday.
All five are charged with conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, passing information for reward and deliberately not riding a horse to obtain the best possible placing for personal reward, or in the knowledge it had been laid to lose, an offence for which the penalty is a disqualification of five to 25 years.
All insist they are innocent of any wrongdoing concerning the ten races at Lingfield, Wolverhampton, Kempton, Bath and Catterick in 2009 in which horses were laid to lose through exchange accounts with **** and Betfair held by six associates of registered racehorse owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore, all of whom face corruption charges.
The inquiry could not have come at a worse time for the BHA as it grapples to resolve the controversy surrounding the introduction of the new whip rules and penalties.
Details of another two corruption cases were due to be made public this week, but the announcement has been delayed with the BHA unwilling to volunteer information guaranteed to bring more negative headlines for the sport.
Ten days have been set aside for the hearing, although, due to the complicated nature of the case, the accused can expect to wait beyond that before learning their fates as the disciplinary panel is likely to require time to consider its verdicts.
Fairley faces three charges of intentionally failing to ensure that his horse ran on its merits, Doe two and Quinn, Milczarek and Fitzsimons one each, and all are alleged to have communicated directly or indirectly to one or more betting exchange accountholders, for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, information relating to the prospects of the horses named.
All the jockeys have continued to ride, with differing levels of success, since the charges were announced five months ago when the BHA was compelled to act after rumours of impending prosecutions sparked fevered press speculation and cast a shadow over the whole weighing room.
Sines and Crickmore no longer have horses in training, but both are expected to be legally represented at the hearing from which the media is barred from attending.
For the life of me i can't see why Paul Kelso used Kieren Fallon's name. I know all the hacks read the Betfair forum so maybe Mr Kelso you would be kind enough to tell me why.
Horse racing's largest corruption inquiry is under starter's orders
Five current and former jockeys and a number of businessmen will on Thursday deny charges that they orchestrated one of the largest race-fixing operations ever investigated by the racing authorities.
By Paul Kelso, Chief Sports Reporter http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing
In the most significant case of its kind since the collapse of criminal charges against Kieren Fallon in 2007, 13 people will on Thursday face charges at the British Horseracing Authority’s headquarters in Holborn. The case is among the most complex and costly ever mounted by the BHA, with a number of senior QCs involved in the prosecution and all the accused expected to contest the charges.
It is alleged that two licensed owners, Maurice Sines and James Crickmore, were at the heart of a systematic conspiracy to corrupt jockeys to deliberately ride losers to profit on gambling markets.
The four jockeys are Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Jimmy Quinn, and Kirsty Milczarek, who is the girlfriend of former champion jockey, Kieren Fallon.
There is no suggestion Fallon is involved in any wrongdoing.
Paul Fitzsimons, now a licensed trainer, has also been charged for offences allegedly committed when he was a jockey.
Using phone records and betting accounts the BHA prosecution, led by Mark Warby QC, will allege that the jockeys were paid by Sines and Crickmore to ensure that particular horses lost, and to pass inside information to gamblers. They will say the horses were then “laid” to lose on betting exchanges by associates of the businessmen.
The charges relate to 10 Flat races run between January and August 2009.
Fairley is charged with throwing three races, Doe two, and Quinn, Fitzsimons and Milczarek one each.
They are charged with conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice; passing information to betting exchange account holders for “material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind”; and intentionally failing to ensure that horses ran on their merits.
If found guilty the jockeys and alleged conspirators face lengthy bans from racing of between five and 25 years, with eight years the entry level for deliberately riding to lose.
Fitzsimons’s lawyer, Andrew Chalk, said he will deny the charges: “We have informed the BHA that Paul Fitzsimons denies the charges and will be vigorously contesting them,” he said.
Milczarek’s solicitor, Christopher Stewart-Moore, said she would also deny the charges. She will be defended at the hearing by Ian Winter QC.
The Daily Telegraph understands that the investigation was sparked by reports of suspicious bets from a major bookmaking firm. The bookmaker allegedly told the BHA that a punter had attempted to place a six-figure bet on a horse in one of the races under suspicion, which they believed was a deliberate attempt to lower the odds.
A bet of that size would automatically lower the odds across the market, reducing the risk for conspirators planning to back the horse to lose.
Sines and Crickmore have held shares in more than a dozen horses since 2004 and in March Sines was reported to have spent £130,000 on a colt at the Kempton breeze-up sale, the highest price paid for any lot.
The pair are business partners and have extensive interests in static caravan and holiday parks across the south-east and in East Anglia.
Sines, who has owned homes in the affluent Berkshire towns of Old Windsor and Virginia Water, has previously been accused of intimidating residents on mobile home parks he owns, charges he denied.
In 2005 residents of Ladycroft Park in Blewbury, Oxfordshire obtained a court order against him in which he agreed not to threaten, abuse or harass residents, and not to block sales. In 2006 local MP Ed Vazey told Parliament in 2006 that he had made residents’ lives “a living hell” through intimidation.
Sines did not respond to attempts to contact him on Wednesday. Crickmore told The Daily Telegraph he did not want to comment on the case.
Six other men are charged conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice. Among them are Peter and Nick Gold, thought to be father and son, who will be defended by Jonathan Caplan QC, who led the failed prosecution case in the Fallon trial.
Nick Gold, 39, is executive chairman of PALCO Ltd, a plastics firm, and runs Nick Gold Investments. According to the company’s website, which was disabled on Wednesday, Nick Gold Investments has interests in 33 companies and has conducted “over £300 million of transactions in the last three years”, specialising in “difficult deals and investing in challenging businesses”.
Gold did not respond to attempts to contact him on Wednesday.
The others accused are Shaun Harris, David Kendrick, Darren May and Liam Vasey.
The BHA 10-day hearing, which is closed to the media, is expected to finish on Nov 3, with verdicts expected around a fortnight later
Horse racing's largest corruption inquiry is under starter's orders
Five current and former jockeys and a number of businessmen will on Thursday deny charges that they orchestrated one of the largest race-fixing operations ever investigated by the racing authorities.
By Paul Kelso, Chief Sports Reporter http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing
In the most significant case of its kind since the collapse of criminal charges against Kieren Fallon in 2007, 13 people will on Thursday face charges at the British Horseracing Authority’s headquarters in Holborn. The case is among the most complex and costly ever mounted by the BHA, with a number of senior QCs involved in the prosecution and all the accused expected to contest the charges.
It is alleged that two licensed owners, Maurice Sines and James Crickmore, were at the heart of a systematic conspiracy to corrupt jockeys to deliberately ride losers to profit on gambling markets.
The four jockeys are Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Jimmy Quinn, and Kirsty Milczarek, who is the girlfriend of former champion jockey, Kieren Fallon.
There is no suggestion Fallon is involved in any wrongdoing.
Paul Fitzsimons, now a licensed trainer, has also been charged for offences allegedly committed when he was a jockey.
Using phone records and betting accounts the BHA prosecution, led by Mark Warby QC, will allege that the jockeys were paid by Sines and Crickmore to ensure that particular horses lost, and to pass inside information to gamblers. They will say the horses were then “laid” to lose on betting exchanges by associates of the businessmen.
The charges relate to 10 Flat races run between January and August 2009.
Fairley is charged with throwing three races, Doe two, and Quinn, Fitzsimons and Milczarek one each.
They are charged with conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice; passing information to betting exchange account holders for “material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind”; and intentionally failing to ensure that horses ran on their merits.
If found guilty the jockeys and alleged conspirators face lengthy bans from racing of between five and 25 years, with eight years the entry level for deliberately riding to lose.
Fitzsimons’s lawyer, Andrew Chalk, said he will deny the charges: “We have informed the BHA that Paul Fitzsimons denies the charges and will be vigorously contesting them,” he said.
Milczarek’s solicitor, Christopher Stewart-Moore, said she would also deny the charges. She will be defended at the hearing by Ian Winter QC.
The Daily Telegraph understands that the investigation was sparked by reports of suspicious bets from a major bookmaking firm. The bookmaker allegedly told the BHA that a punter had attempted to place a six-figure bet on a horse in one of the races under suspicion, which they believed was a deliberate attempt to lower the odds.
A bet of that size would automatically lower the odds across the market, reducing the risk for conspirators planning to back the horse to lose.
Sines and Crickmore have held shares in more than a dozen horses since 2004 and in March Sines was reported to have spent £130,000 on a colt at the Kempton breeze-up sale, the highest price paid for any lot.
The pair are business partners and have extensive interests in static caravan and holiday parks across the south-east and in East Anglia.
Sines, who has owned homes in the affluent Berkshire towns of Old Windsor and Virginia Water, has previously been accused of intimidating residents on mobile home parks he owns, charges he denied.
In 2005 residents of Ladycroft Park in Blewbury, Oxfordshire obtained a court order against him in which he agreed not to threaten, abuse or harass residents, and not to block sales. In 2006 local MP Ed Vazey told Parliament in 2006 that he had made residents’ lives “a living hell” through intimidation.
Sines did not respond to attempts to contact him on Wednesday. Crickmore told The Daily Telegraph he did not want to comment on the case.
Six other men are charged conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice. Among them are Peter and Nick Gold, thought to be father and son, who will be defended by Jonathan Caplan QC, who led the failed prosecution case in the Fallon trial.
Nick Gold, 39, is executive chairman of PALCO Ltd, a plastics firm, and runs Nick Gold Investments. According to the company’s website, which was disabled on Wednesday, Nick Gold Investments has interests in 33 companies and has conducted “over £300 million of transactions in the last three years”, specialising in “difficult deals and investing in challenging businesses”.
Gold did not respond to attempts to contact him on Wednesday.
The others accused are Shaun Harris, David Kendrick, Darren May and Liam Vasey.
The BHA 10-day hearing, which is closed to the media, is expected to finish on Nov 3, with verdicts expected around a fortnight later
It actually vexes me to see Kirsty Milczarek's name involved in this.
Remember around 3-4 years, Kirsty and Hayley Turner had very similiar profiles. Hayley was champion apprentice round then but Kirsty had become the first lady jockey to ride a treble and her claim was running out fast.
Fast forward 3 years. One is now probably in the top 10/15 sought after jockeys in the UK, the other is looking at jail.
Could have been so different for Kirsty, but she lacked Hayley's constitution.
As for the other names involved in this, Fairley is the only one remotely decent. If they all get lifetime bans, would the racing public really miss any of them? I don't think so.
Remember around 3-4 years, Kirsty and Hayley Turner had very similiar profiles. Hayley was champion apprentice round then but Kirsty had become the first lady jockey to ride a treble and her claim was running out fast.
Fast forward 3 years. One is now probably in the top 10/15 sought after jockeys in the UK, the other is looking at jail.
Could have been so different for Kirsty, but she lacked Hayley's constitution.
As for the other names involved in this, Fairley is the only one remotely decent. If they all get lifetime bans, would the racing public really miss any of them? I don't think so.
The way I see things is this, any and every jockey that has ever ridden has, at some stage or other in their career, been persuaded/encouraged/hinted/cajoled and willingly gone on to prevent a horse from achieving its true finishing position.
If there is a jockey out there who can truthfully deny this then he/she walks on water because it would be impossible to go through a career without having 'pulled' a horse. Even though the act does not materially affect the outcome of a race and no-one has lost financially and it only serves to gain a handicap advantage at a later date, the simple fact is that every jockey will have maintained/improved their career by going with the flow.
The only reason the above parties have been singled out for scrutiny is because allegedly money was involved and when big business and money fall into the equation then the authorities are always quick
to defend their chums.
If Betfair are ever so keen to be the saviours of horse racing and the vigilantes of the betting markets then how come they only shop certain individuals when pretty much the same goings-on take place every day of the week?
If there is a jockey out there who can truthfully deny this then he/she walks on water because it would be impossible to go through a career without having 'pulled' a horse. Even though the act does not materially affect the outcome of a race and no-one has lost financially and it only serves to gain a handicap advantage at a later date, the simple fact is that every jockey will have maintained/improved their career by going with the flow.
The only reason the above parties have been singled out for scrutiny is because allegedly money was involved and when big business and money fall into the equation then the authorities are always quick
to defend their chums.
If Betfair are ever so keen to be the saviours of horse racing and the vigilantes of the betting markets then how come they only shop certain individuals when pretty much the same goings-on take place every day of the week?
this seems to have taken an absolute age to get to this stage, it must be a year since they announced they were investigating
KIRSTY WAS ALOVELY FOCUSED GIRL TILL SHE GOT WITH YOU KNOW WHO
I remember her being interviewed on ATR a coupleof years ago and agree with dave that she seemed really level-headed.
She mentioned that she was going back to Ireland to spend Christmas with her family but somehow upon her return her riding became very indifferent.
She mentioned that she was going back to Ireland to spend Christmas with her family but somehow upon her return her riding became very indifferent.
Kirsty could have used her pretty looks to help raise her profile - just as Hayley did - but instead she used them to try and get a slice of Fallon's riches !!
The big difference between this lot's case and Fallon's case is that Fallon had an infinite amount of riding talent. Which meant a lot of things. 1) He had the backing of Coolmore who could gaurantee him the best legal team in the UK. 2) The racing public felt an affection towards him. 3) Those in racing circles, trainers, owners, felt similiarly.
He was never going to go down as too many people would miss him. With this sorry bunch, nobody will miss them. I think that's the crucial difference. If there is a shred of guilt, then it is far easier to make an example of this lot than Fallon.
The big difference between this lot's case and Fallon's case is that Fallon had an infinite amount of riding talent. Which meant a lot of things. 1) He had the backing of Coolmore who could gaurantee him the best legal team in the UK. 2) The racing public felt an affection towards him. 3) Those in racing circles, trainers, owners, felt similiarly.
He was never going to go down as too many people would miss him. With this sorry bunch, nobody will miss them. I think that's the crucial difference. If there is a shred of guilt, then it is far easier to make an example of this lot than Fallon.
Anyway.....
Even if they get time..
History shows us the BHA, GC and Betfair, will all let them keep the money they won by laying the non triers....
so they will get a holiday..... but with our money to use as spending money....
Even if they get time..
History shows us the BHA, GC and Betfair, will all let them keep the money they won by laying the non triers....
so they will get a holiday..... but with our money to use as spending money....
the jockeys and defence teams must be reassured to know this investigation was instigated by the BHA,get those three magic letters in front of a jury as even a common man knows they know nothing about horseracing and would acquit immediately.Anything associated with the BHA has to be riddled with doubt.
i have a question!
what do all the people( that spend their time goin round the forum, and when there is a thread put up complaining about a jockey not trying, insult the posters by saying its "pocket talk") have to say when they see things like this the whole time!
well, i'll tell you what they're thinking- that they are complete morons that know fook all and should keep their fooking mouth shut!
what do all the people( that spend their time goin round the forum, and when there is a thread put up complaining about a jockey not trying, insult the posters by saying its "pocket talk") have to say when they see things like this the whole time!
well, i'll tell you what they're thinking- that they are complete morons that know fook all and should keep their fooking mouth shut!
you have a valid point Taipan but until the BHA (or whichever organisation they become) issue whole life bans to convicted jockeys and trainers plus owners and vets,blacksmiths,stable staff if found guilty of cheating or transgressing the rules for financial gain then they have no power or clout.Life shouldmean life and any yard that allows them entry onto licensed premises should be fined £100,00 payable within 28 days or the yards training licence is suspended. Harsh? Draconian? No grey area though. Forgiveness is a lovely sentiment but not where money is involved.
yep- as long as people are getting away with it, they'll keep doing it.
a big problem is the whole handicap system-which encourages cheating. handicaps need to be abolished completely and replaced by class races where each horse in that class of race, races off the same weight. even if this means we have to bring in 12 classes of race- i'm not saying its gonna stop all the stopping of horses, but would certainly stop a great portion of it, cause there's simple no gain from a racing point of view, rather than a human point of view
a big problem is the whole handicap system-which encourages cheating. handicaps need to be abolished completely and replaced by class races where each horse in that class of race, races off the same weight. even if this means we have to bring in 12 classes of race- i'm not saying its gonna stop all the stopping of horses, but would certainly stop a great portion of it, cause there's simple no gain from a racing point of view, rather than a human point of view
Following an investigation into suspicious betting activity on a number of races, the British Horseracing Authority has charged 13 individuals with serious breaches of the Rules of Racing. The allegations focus on horses being laid to lose on betting exchanges in 10 races that took place between 17 January 2009 and 15 August 2009.
Registered owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore, licensed jockeys Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Paul Fitzsimons (no longer a jockey but now a licensed trainer), Kirsty Milczarek and Jimmy Quinn, and 6 others – Peter Gold, Nick Gold, Shaun Harris, David Kendrick, Darren May and Liam Vasey – have all been charged with a breach of Rule 201(v) of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged they conspired to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice.
All of the individuals except the jockeys are alternatively/additionally charged with a breach of Rule 220(ix) of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged that they caused the jockey in the race to act in breach of Rule 243 by communicating to him directly or indirectly, at his request and for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, Inside Information in relation to the named horse.
Each of the jockeys is additionally charged with a breach of Rule 243 of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged they communicated directly or indirectly to one or more betting exchange account holders, for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, information relating to the prospects of the named horse as follows:
Paul Doe – Races 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
Greg Fairley – Races 5, 6, 8 & 9
Paul Fitzsimons – Race 3
Kirsty Milczarek – Race 10
Jimmy Quinn – Races 1 & 2
In relation to races one and three only, Maurice Sines and James Crickmore are also charged with a breach of Rule 247 of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged that they instructed others to place lay bets on their behalf and/or received the whole or any part of the proceeds of such bets when they were the owners of the named horse.
Maurice Sines is additionally charged with a breach of Rule (A)50.2.2 in that he refused to attend an interview with BHA investigators.
Each jockey is also charged with a breach or breaches of Rule 157 of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged they intentionally failed to ensure that their horse was run on its merits as follows:
Paul Doe – Races 4 & 8
Greg Fairley – Races 5, 6 & 9
Paul Fitzsimons – Race 3
Kirsty Milczarek – Race 10
Jimmy Quinn – Race 1[/b]
The races in question are:
[b]
1 17.1.09 ITS A MANS WORLD Lingfield 1245
2 7.2.09 SILK GALLERY Wolves 1730
3 13.2.09 ITS A MANS WORLD Lingfield 1445
4 1.3.09 EDITHS BOY Lingfield 1450
5 5.3.09 THE STAFFY Wolves. 2120
6 20.3.09 KING OF LEGEND Wolves 1920
7 8.4.09 SHEERJAWY Kempton 1850
8 23.7.09 TERMINATE Bath 1455
9 14.8.09 OBE GOLD Catterick 1955
10 15.8.09 OBE GOLD Lingfield 1900
An independent Disciplinary Panel hearing has been set for 20th October 2011 and is scheduled to last 10 days.
Notes to Editors:
The Rules of Racing were updated to the new format in September 2009. Full details of the above rules can be found at http://rules.britishhorseracing.com
The Guideline Penalty for each of the rules above is below. The ‘Entry Point’ is the normal penalty for a case with no aggravating or mitigating factors.
Rule 157 (now Rule (B)59.2) – Deliberately not riding a horse to obtain the best possible placing for personal reward or knowing it has been laid to lose
5 to 25 years disqualified, entry point of 8 years
Rule 201(v) (now Rule (A)41) – Corrupt or Fraudulent Practice
6 months to 10 years, entry point of 3 years
Rule 220(ix) (now Rule (A)42) – Causing a licensed person to breach the betting/inside information rules
3 months to 10 years, entry point of 6 months
Rule 243 (now Rule (A)36) – Passing information for reward
18 months to 5 years, entry point 3 years
Rule 247 (now Rule (E)92.2) – Owner lays a horse he owns to lose
3 months to 10 years, entry point of 18 months
Rule (A)50.2 – Fails to agree / attend an interview
1 month to 3 years / £1000 to £5000, entry point of 3 months/£2000
For more information contact:
Paul Struthers
British Horseracing Authority
t:0207 152 0166
e: pstruthers@britishhorseracing.com
Registered owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore, licensed jockeys Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Paul Fitzsimons (no longer a jockey but now a licensed trainer), Kirsty Milczarek and Jimmy Quinn, and 6 others – Peter Gold, Nick Gold, Shaun Harris, David Kendrick, Darren May and Liam Vasey – have all been charged with a breach of Rule 201(v) of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged they conspired to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice.
All of the individuals except the jockeys are alternatively/additionally charged with a breach of Rule 220(ix) of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged that they caused the jockey in the race to act in breach of Rule 243 by communicating to him directly or indirectly, at his request and for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, Inside Information in relation to the named horse.
Each of the jockeys is additionally charged with a breach of Rule 243 of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged they communicated directly or indirectly to one or more betting exchange account holders, for material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind, information relating to the prospects of the named horse as follows:
Paul Doe – Races 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
Greg Fairley – Races 5, 6, 8 & 9
Paul Fitzsimons – Race 3
Kirsty Milczarek – Race 10
Jimmy Quinn – Races 1 & 2
In relation to races one and three only, Maurice Sines and James Crickmore are also charged with a breach of Rule 247 of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged that they instructed others to place lay bets on their behalf and/or received the whole or any part of the proceeds of such bets when they were the owners of the named horse.
Maurice Sines is additionally charged with a breach of Rule (A)50.2.2 in that he refused to attend an interview with BHA investigators.
Each jockey is also charged with a breach or breaches of Rule 157 of the old Rules of Racing in that it is alleged they intentionally failed to ensure that their horse was run on its merits as follows:
Paul Doe – Races 4 & 8
Greg Fairley – Races 5, 6 & 9
Paul Fitzsimons – Race 3
Kirsty Milczarek – Race 10
Jimmy Quinn – Race 1[/b]
The races in question are:
[b]
1 17.1.09 ITS A MANS WORLD Lingfield 1245
2 7.2.09 SILK GALLERY Wolves 1730
3 13.2.09 ITS A MANS WORLD Lingfield 1445
4 1.3.09 EDITHS BOY Lingfield 1450
5 5.3.09 THE STAFFY Wolves. 2120
6 20.3.09 KING OF LEGEND Wolves 1920
7 8.4.09 SHEERJAWY Kempton 1850
8 23.7.09 TERMINATE Bath 1455
9 14.8.09 OBE GOLD Catterick 1955
10 15.8.09 OBE GOLD Lingfield 1900
An independent Disciplinary Panel hearing has been set for 20th October 2011 and is scheduled to last 10 days.
Notes to Editors:
The Rules of Racing were updated to the new format in September 2009. Full details of the above rules can be found at http://rules.britishhorseracing.com
The Guideline Penalty for each of the rules above is below. The ‘Entry Point’ is the normal penalty for a case with no aggravating or mitigating factors.
Rule 157 (now Rule (B)59.2) – Deliberately not riding a horse to obtain the best possible placing for personal reward or knowing it has been laid to lose
5 to 25 years disqualified, entry point of 8 years
Rule 201(v) (now Rule (A)41) – Corrupt or Fraudulent Practice
6 months to 10 years, entry point of 3 years
Rule 220(ix) (now Rule (A)42) – Causing a licensed person to breach the betting/inside information rules
3 months to 10 years, entry point of 6 months
Rule 243 (now Rule (A)36) – Passing information for reward
18 months to 5 years, entry point 3 years
Rule 247 (now Rule (E)92.2) – Owner lays a horse he owns to lose
3 months to 10 years, entry point of 18 months
Rule (A)50.2 – Fails to agree / attend an interview
1 month to 3 years / £1000 to £5000, entry point of 3 months/£2000
For more information contact:
Paul Struthers
British Horseracing Authority
t:0207 152 0166
e: pstruthers@britishhorseracing.com
Oct 20, 2011 -- 1:40PM, taipan501 wrote:
yep- as long as people are getting away with it, they'll keep doing it.a big problem is the whole handicap system-which encourages cheating. handicaps need to be abolished completely and replaced by class races where each horse in that class of race, races off the same weight. even if this means we have to bring in 12 classes of race- i'm not saying its gonna stop all the stopping of horses, but would certainly stop a great portion of it, cause there's simple no gain from a racing point of view, rather than a human point of view
You do know that the class would be based on the horses rating, which would be reduced by non-trying. ie a few times down the park and the horse drops in class. Or is your idea that a horse would never move from the class allocated as a 2yo? If so, lol.
Luckylucan Kirsty would not have gone back to Ireland to see her family as her family are from Essex
This case bears no resemblance to the Fallon trial. It is before the BHA, there is no Jury.The panel employed by the BHA are the jury.The burden of proof is much less
The Fallon case was in a Crown Court and if found guilty would have got time.
These people cannot go to jail when convicted, they will get lengthy bans
This case bears no resemblance to the Fallon trial. It is before the BHA, there is no Jury.The panel employed by the BHA are the jury.The burden of proof is much less
The Fallon case was in a Crown Court and if found guilty would have got time.
These people cannot go to jail when convicted, they will get lengthy bans
ye, good point dave1357, i still think it would cut down a lot of cheating
and also, it would be more user friendly for all punters
and also, it would be more user friendly for all punters
Greg Fairley set to quit racing as fixing inquiry opens
By Stuart Riley racingpost.com
SPECULATION that former champion apprentice Greg Fairley has quit racing intensified on Thursday night after he failed to appear at the opening of the corruption inquiry in London that threatens to end his career.
Paul Doe, another jockey involved in the inquiry, was also missing and revealed he had retired. He said he failed to appear on Thursday because of a back problem but plans toattend Friday's session.
The pair, together with fellow riders Kirsty Milczarek and Jimmy Quinn and jockey turned trainer Paul Fitzsimons, all face the prospect of lengthy bans from the sport following a race-fixing investigation centred on the betting activities of registered owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore.
Milczarek and Quinn were both present on Thursday as the BHA outlined its case.
Fairley, who has not ridden since the Catterick meeting on September 17, and his mother Kate, who acts as his agent, have been unwilling to talk to the Racing Post this week, but rumours are rife that the 23-year-old is preparing to leave Middleham and return to his native Scotland to work as a tree surgeon.
This year he has gained certificates in chainsaw use, tree-felling and aerial rescue after successfully completing courses organised by the Jockeys' Employment Training Scheme.
A graduate of the flapping circuit in the Scottish borders, Fairley appeared to have the world at his feet after landing the apprentice crown in 2007 under the tutelage of Mark Johnston. He rode a personal-best 85 winners in 2009 and secured his first Group 1 success on Lady Jane Digby in Munich last year.
But he has not ridden in a race for Johnston since June 8 after his mother complained about him being sent to far-flung meetings rather than employed closer to home. Until recently he continued riding out for the yard, where his father Andrew is a work-rider.
Fairley has struggled for mounts since midsummer and 17 of his 21 winners this term came before the announcement of the BHA charges in May.
Johnston admitted he was not surprised by his former protege's non-appearance at the High Holborn proceedings.
"We haven't seen him here for a few weeks and I don't really know what's going on, but it sort of fits with his attitude to riding [for me], which Inever quite understood either," Johnston said.
Doe, 34, remains determined to mount a vigorous defence despite ending his 17-year career. He bowed out quietly at Brighton on September 12.
"I couldn't go today because I was feeling decrepit, but I will be there tomorrow," he said on Thursday. "I can't ride any more due to my back problems and I could easily say I'm not bothered about it, but at the end of the day it's my name and I want to defend myself.
"I will be representing myself, which is a joke when I'm up against all those QCs and barristers, but I couldn't afford a lawyer. They were talking telephone numbers.
"I think the whole thing is unfair, but I don't want to put my head in the sand and let them crack on. I want to tell them my part of the story."
Doe rode more than 400 winners, with the highlights being the 2004 Ayr Gold Cup on Funfair Wane and a valuable handicap with Illustrious Blue at the Dubai Carnival four years ago.
He missed ten months last year with sciatica and, after making a comeback, the condition flared up again following a fall at Kempton.
"I knew I couldn't ride again after that day at Brighton, but my retirement was very low-key and I didn't want any fuss," Doe said.
The BHA has thrown a cloak of secrecy over the case, which is expected to last ten days, and refuses to say which of the 13 accused are attending.
But it is understood Milczarek's presence is required on only one day. She is riding at Newbury this afternoon and Wolverhampton tonight, and both Milczarek and Quinn have booked mounts tomorrow.
By Stuart Riley racingpost.com
SPECULATION that former champion apprentice Greg Fairley has quit racing intensified on Thursday night after he failed to appear at the opening of the corruption inquiry in London that threatens to end his career.
Paul Doe, another jockey involved in the inquiry, was also missing and revealed he had retired. He said he failed to appear on Thursday because of a back problem but plans toattend Friday's session.
The pair, together with fellow riders Kirsty Milczarek and Jimmy Quinn and jockey turned trainer Paul Fitzsimons, all face the prospect of lengthy bans from the sport following a race-fixing investigation centred on the betting activities of registered owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore.
Milczarek and Quinn were both present on Thursday as the BHA outlined its case.
Fairley, who has not ridden since the Catterick meeting on September 17, and his mother Kate, who acts as his agent, have been unwilling to talk to the Racing Post this week, but rumours are rife that the 23-year-old is preparing to leave Middleham and return to his native Scotland to work as a tree surgeon.
This year he has gained certificates in chainsaw use, tree-felling and aerial rescue after successfully completing courses organised by the Jockeys' Employment Training Scheme.
A graduate of the flapping circuit in the Scottish borders, Fairley appeared to have the world at his feet after landing the apprentice crown in 2007 under the tutelage of Mark Johnston. He rode a personal-best 85 winners in 2009 and secured his first Group 1 success on Lady Jane Digby in Munich last year.
But he has not ridden in a race for Johnston since June 8 after his mother complained about him being sent to far-flung meetings rather than employed closer to home. Until recently he continued riding out for the yard, where his father Andrew is a work-rider.
Fairley has struggled for mounts since midsummer and 17 of his 21 winners this term came before the announcement of the BHA charges in May.
Johnston admitted he was not surprised by his former protege's non-appearance at the High Holborn proceedings.
"We haven't seen him here for a few weeks and I don't really know what's going on, but it sort of fits with his attitude to riding [for me], which Inever quite understood either," Johnston said.
Doe, 34, remains determined to mount a vigorous defence despite ending his 17-year career. He bowed out quietly at Brighton on September 12.
"I couldn't go today because I was feeling decrepit, but I will be there tomorrow," he said on Thursday. "I can't ride any more due to my back problems and I could easily say I'm not bothered about it, but at the end of the day it's my name and I want to defend myself.
"I will be representing myself, which is a joke when I'm up against all those QCs and barristers, but I couldn't afford a lawyer. They were talking telephone numbers.
"I think the whole thing is unfair, but I don't want to put my head in the sand and let them crack on. I want to tell them my part of the story."
Doe rode more than 400 winners, with the highlights being the 2004 Ayr Gold Cup on Funfair Wane and a valuable handicap with Illustrious Blue at the Dubai Carnival four years ago.
He missed ten months last year with sciatica and, after making a comeback, the condition flared up again following a fall at Kempton.
"I knew I couldn't ride again after that day at Brighton, but my retirement was very low-key and I didn't want any fuss," Doe said.
The BHA has thrown a cloak of secrecy over the case, which is expected to last ten days, and refuses to say which of the 13 accused are attending.
But it is understood Milczarek's presence is required on only one day. She is riding at Newbury this afternoon and Wolverhampton tonight, and both Milczarek and Quinn have booked mounts tomorrow.
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Is it absolutely clear that the alleged illegal laying was done on btfr?
Despite all the chat about transparency, I never see known non-triers flagged up till after the race when there may be numerous threads about what posters think. Maybe some can read the price movements far better than me, but surely none can read them better than btfr staff, I would have thought.
Months or years later, we seem to get these enquiries, which are "cloaked in secrecy".
Nothing ever seems to be done to eliminate the laying of non-triers that is in any way enough to halt the decline of horseracing, which, I would guess, results from people being totally fed up by day after day of boring races with"strange" results.
Despite all the chat about transparency, I never see known non-triers flagged up till after the race when there may be numerous threads about what posters think. Maybe some can read the price movements far better than me, but surely none can read them better than btfr staff, I would have thought.
Months or years later, we seem to get these enquiries, which are "cloaked in secrecy".
Nothing ever seems to be done to eliminate the laying of non-triers that is in any way enough to halt the decline of horseracing, which, I would guess, results from people being totally fed up by day after day of boring races with"strange" results.
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