A detective in the Kieren Fallon race-fixing trial today denied trying to suppress comments from Channel 4 Racing pundit Jim McGrath.

The chief police investigator in the Kieren Fallon race-fixing trial today denied misleading a chief constable to get permission to bug one of the accused.

Kieren Fallon told police in England he had never deliberately lost a race and the idea of doing it was like a plot from a Dick Francis novel, a court heard today.

A trainer today told the race bets scam trial that Kieren Fallon was the “best jockey in the world”.

The queen of England’s horse Daring Aim almost found herself as the star witness in the Kieren Fallon race-fixing trial today.

Six-times champion jockey Kieren Fallon won a race despite riding with “extreme coolness”, the Old Bailey heard today.

Australia's top racing steward told the Old Bailey court in London today that he could not understand why six-times champion jockey Kieren Fallon lost a race which he had been winning.

CHAMPIONSHIP-chasing Seb Sanders appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday to talk about a lift he was given to an airport.

Championship-chasing Seb Sanders appeared at the Old Bailey in London today to talk about a lift he was given to an airport.

A trainer today described one of the jockeys in the £2m (€2.87m) race-fixing trial as "talented".

One of the jockeys accused of throwing races in a multi-million pound betting scam declared he had given his horse a “good ride” in one of the suspected races, the Old Bailey in London heard today.

Professional gambler Miles Rodgers was suspected of having more than a dozen secret accounts with an internet betting firm, the Kieren Fallon trial was told today.

Members of a race-fixing syndicate were spotted driving towards top jockey Kieren Fallon’s home late at night after he won a race he was expected to lose, the Old Bailey heard today.

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.

THERE was no evidence that Kieren Fallon ever received money or benefit from businessman Miles Rodgers or anyone else connected with a betting conspiracy that has seen the Irish jockey charged with throwing races.

Former champion jockey Kieren Fallon will return to the Old Bailey today for the start of a race fixing trial.

Potential jurors in the Kieren Fallon race-fixing trial were today told they could not serve if they had bet on any of the races involved.

THE Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) yesterday said it had launched an internal review of its drug testing procedures following questions posed last week by the Irish Examiner regarding the “loss of blood samples” from a horse.