Racing corruption case begins in London
A 10-day hearing into corruption began on Thursday at the British Horseracing Authority headquarters in London.
Jockeys Paul Doe, Greg Fairley, Kirsty Milczarek, Jimmy Quinn and former rider Paul Fitzsimons, now a trainer, are among 13 people alleged to have breached the rules of racing.
The allegations focus on horses being laid to lose on betting exchanges in 10 races that took place between January 17, 2009 and August 15, 2009.
The hearing is expected to conclude on November 2.
It is alleged the jockeys conspired to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice following a BHA investigation into suspicious betting activity on a number of races.
All of the jockeys deny any wrongdoing.
Registered owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore have also been charged with the same breach of the rules, along with six others – Peter Gold, Nick Gold, Shaun Harris, David Kendrick, Darren May and Liam Vasey.
