Top jockey Kieren Fallon came second in a race which he should have won “at a canter”, the £2m (€2.8m) race-fixing trial at the Old Bailey was told today.

KIEREN FALLON sent a “revealing” series of text messages the day after winning a race that he was supposed to have lost as part of a race-fixing plot, a court heard yesterday.

Kieren Fallon has insisted he is not turning his back on his riding career in Britain and Ireland and plans to return in the spring after a spell in the United States.

THE race-fixing investigation hinges on records of irregular betting provided to police by the Internet website Betfair.

YESTERDAY’S arrests over allegations of horse race fixing follow a number of high-profile controversies in the sport.

JOCKEY CLUB officials are hoping to hear the inquiry into disrepute charges against Kieren Fallon and John Egan sometime in September.

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon returned to action after a 21-day riding ban at Kempton Park today.

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Champion jockey Kieren Fallon has been called before the Jockey Club disciplinary panel over recent newspaper allegations.

Officials at the Jockey Club today received the News Of The World dossier containing serious allegations concerning champion jockey Kieren Fallon.

POOR old Kieren Fallon, battered from pillar to post in what can only be described as a media frenzy.

TRAINER Andrew Balding insisted he wants Kieren Fallon to ride for him again after controversy horse Ballinger Ridge won for the first time at Lingfield Park yesterday with a different jockey on board.

CHAMPION jockey Kieren Fallon has spoken for the first time about the Ballinger Ridge affair and insisted he is completely innocent of allegations of race-fixing.

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon has spoken for the first time about the Ballinger Ridge affair.

Ballinger Ridge, the horse at the centre of the storm surrounding champion jockey Kieren Fallon, got off the mark at the 20th attempt at Lingfield Park today.

Kieren Fallon’s controversial riding of Ballinger Ridge at Lingfield last Tuesday has resulted in the champion jockey being hit with a 21-day suspension, beginning today.

KIEREN FALLON’S controversial riding of Ballinger Ridge at Lingfield last Tuesday has resulted in the champion jockey being hit with a 21-day suspension.

A second jockey joined champion rider Kieren Fallon on suspension today after both men were judged to have broken racing rules.

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon was today given a 21-day suspension by the Jockey Club over his riding of Ballinger Ridge at Lingfield last Tuesday.

Bookmakers Ladbrokes have suspended betting on the Flat Jockeys' Championship in the wake of the controversy surrounding champion jockey Kieren Fallon.

Officials at the Jockey Club confirmed this morning that today’s inquiry into Kieren Fallon’s riding of Ballinger Ridge will concentrate solely on the riding offence which took place.

The controversy surrounding Kieren Fallon’s riding of Ballinger Ridge at Lingfield on Tuesday reached new heights following sensational newspaper allegations.

The Jockey Club has dismissed newspaper claims that they are currently investigating a widespread “betting scam” among jockeys.

The Jockey Club was expected to decide today whether to suspend champion jockey Kieren Fallon after his horse failed to win a race despite having a huge lead.

THERE were no sweet chariots or high horses ferrying Ireland’s rugby conquerors yesterday.

A champion jockey was embroiled in a deepening controversy today after claims he told undercover journalists that his horse would lose a race which are now being investigated by the authorities.

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon has spoken out in the wake of the controversial defeat of Ballinger Ridge at Lingfield on Tuesday.

It could be weeks before the Jockey Club is able to set a date for an inquiry into the race Kieren Fallon lost in controversial circumstances at Lingfield Park yesterday.

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon was referred to Jockey Club headquarters at Portman Square by the Lingfield stewards today after getting beaten a short head on Ballinger Ridge in controversial circumstances.