Sixth jockey arrested in race-fixing probe

A sixth jockey has been arrested as part of the on-going investigation by City Of London police into alleged race-fixing.

The unnamed rider was arrested this morning and is still in custody at present.

A total of 26 people have already been arrested in the investigation.

Sixteen people – including Kieren Fallon, fellow jockeys Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams and trainer Karl Burke – were arrested and later bailed last September.

A further six people were arrested and bailed in October – and in December trainer Alan Berry, jockey Paul Bradley and farrier Steve O’Sullivan were added to the list.

Robert Winston then became the fifth jockey to be arrested and bailed at the beginning of last month.

Fallon has said he was questioned about his involvement with Miles Rodgers, formerly a director of the Platinum Racing Club syndicate.

Rodgers was warned off for two years by the Jockey Club last March, after he was found to have laid two of his syndicate’s horses to lose on betting exchange Betfair. He has since described the Jockey Club ruling as “a travesty” and denies wrongdoing.

During the investigation into alleged race-fixing, more than 130 UK police officers previously raided 19 addresses across Suffolk, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Hertfordshire.

Police are analysing more than 1,000 exhibits, including 59 phones and several computers.

The inquiry is examining allegations of fixing, involving more than 80 races over the last two years.