How long a stretch will they get? Blake Shinn and Peter Robl pleaded guilty to all the betting charges laid by stewards against them at a hearing at the AJC offices on Friday. The pair were nabbed putting on some big bets. Major question is how hard the stewards will be on them. Both are likely to be banned for 12 months at least. And the evidence at the hearing also drags in Shinn's girlfriend, jockey Kathy O'Hara. He telephoned once when she was riding at Goulburn and then had $4000 on her win
How long a stretch will they get? Blake Shinn and Peter Robl pleaded guilty to all the betting charges laid by stewards against them at a hearing at the AJC offices on Friday. The pair were nabbed putting on some big bets. Major question is how hard the stewards will be on them. Both are likely to be banned for 12 months at least. And the evidence at the hearing also drags in Shinn's girlfriend, jockey Kathy O'Hara. He telephoned once when she was riding at Goulburn and then had $4000 on her winning ride, an odds-on chance. Shinn denies talking about the ride with her. They were probably discussing what they were going to have for dinner...