Jockey won more when he was ‘supposed to lose’, claims defence

The suggestion that top jockey Kieren Fallon was deliberately trying to lose races was “simply ridiculous”, a betting scam trial was told yesterday.

Jockey won more when he was ‘supposed to lose’, claims defence
Thu, 11 Oct, 2007 - 01:00
Shenai Raif

Fallon was six-time champion jockey and a man “driven to win”, said his barrister, John Kelsey-Fry QC.

Fallon and five others are accused of plotting to make 27 horses lose so as to win money on bets.

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