Jockey and footballers charged with race-fixing

Nine people including Ipswich striker Michael Chopra and jockey Andrew Heffernan have been charged in connection with race-fixing by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA).

Jockey and footballers charged with race-fixing
Fri, 05 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Martyn Ziegler

Chopra and four others have been charged with offering bribes to Heffernan, a former British licensed jockey now riding in Australia.

Three other people have been charged with other breaches of the rules of racing.

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