Jockey News

[Slim]

They’re not hiding it though, everything is working back from the County for them.

He was beat by a very well handicapped horse today.

 

[Double J]

Racing Twitters new debate, started by Dave Jennings.

Sean Bowen or Paul Townend?

Bowen won the polls.

 

[Slim]

Racing Twitters new debate, started by Dave Jennings.

Sean Bowen or Paul Townend?

Bowen won the polls.

Erm. No.

 

[walsworth]

Who cares?
I back horses not jockeys.

 

[Desert Orchid]

Don't know if it's been mentioned anywhere else but the lad Kitts has been banned for nine years.

Associate John Higgins and jockey Dylan Kitts banned for 12 and nine years as long-running Hillsin investigation is concluded

John Higgins and Dylan Kitts, who conspired to deliberately prevent Hillsin from winning in July 2023, have been banned from racing for 12 years and... Read More

www.racingpost.com

I have no issues with the length of the ban but the consistency of discipline.

Plenty other jockeys ride non-triers that are pretty obvious and the stewards barely look.

I can think of plenty of 'top' jockeys who should have got more than nine years for making sure one didn't win.

(The link to the RP article was purely to annoy Slim.)

 

[reet hard]

Is it john Higgins,the ex-jockey,perchance?

 

[Desert Orchid]

By the way, what does the ban actually involve?

Is it non-involvement in any racing operation/organisation, not being allowed into racecourses (how do you enforce that?), not being allowed to bet, visit yards?

 

[Jayhawk]

By the way, what does the ban actually involve?

Is it non-involvement in any racing operation/organisation, not being allowed into racecourses (how do you enforce that?), not being allowed to bet, visit yards?

Exclusion orders are issued by an independent disciplinary officer "in instances where a person's presence on premises licensed by the BHA, or association with racing's participants, is undesirable in the interests of racing based on their conduct".

Under the ban, Barnes is also not allowed to attend other racing premises, such as training yards, or associate with people involved in the sport under licence, including jockeys and trainers.

( This is something I found on the BBC website dated 22/3/2024 about the footballer Ashley Barnes who featured in this case at an earlier stage. There may be a few additional security checks for somebody wishing to bet online who has been "excluded". )

 

[walsworth]

The only person who will really suffer from these bans is the jockey, he has to find a job now!

 

[reet hard]

Ryan Moore returns tomorrow,with 5 rides at Lingfield.