Court told Fallon plotted to throw races

Top jockey Kieren Fallon was part of a plot to throw races to make money for a crooked betting syndicate, the Old Bailey heard today.

Court told Fallon plotted to throw races
Mon, 08 Oct, 2007 - 19:08

Top jockey Kieren Fallon was part of a plot to throw races to make money for a crooked betting syndicate, the Old Bailey heard today.

Businessman Miles Rodgers bet £2.12m (€3m) on various internet accounts that 27 horses – ridden by Fallon and two other jockeys – would lose, it was alleged.

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