More strife on the UK racing scene...Britain's Sunday Telegraph says: 'The British Horseracing Authority is to investigate allegations that jockeys have pocketed ú5,000 a time from criminal gangs who bet on their horses not to win...The probe would be the biggest since former champion jockey Kieren Fallon went on trial with two fellow riders in 2007 for race fixing. All three were cleared after the case against them collapsed...Fallon received a 10-day ban last Wednesday after he was found guilt
More strife on the UK racing scene...Britain's Sunday Telegraph says: 'The British Horseracing Authority is to investigate allegations that jockeys have pocketed ú5,000 a time from criminal gangs who bet on their horses not to win...The probe would be the biggest since former champion jockey Kieren Fallon went on trial with two fellow riders in 2007 for race fixing. All three were cleared after the case against them collapsed...Fallon received a 10-day ban last Wednesday after he was found guilty of 'not riding out to the winning line', meaning he was caught for second place by another rider at Kempton racecourse...The latest scam is understood to centre on small flat race meetings around the country.'