Top jockey is banned and fined after betting £2,000 on horses in just one week

Dale Evans was found to have made multiple wagers on horse races over a five month period in 2023 in breach of rules forbidding riders from betting A jockey has been banned for six months after admitting making over 2000 bets A jockey has been banned for six months after he was caught betting on horse races. Dale Evans, who has ridden nearly 1000…

British jockey Harry Bentley has been fined more than £30000 and banned for two months after he pleaded guilty to "improper conduct". Bentley, 31, has been blocked from all racing since 3rd November. He has now been fined for passing on information about horses he was riding in return for potential financial reward, although he never saw the…

Jockey Jack Martin has been disqualified for more than four months and fellow rider Kayla Nisbet two months at the conclusion of a Racing NSW stewards' inquiry into their conduct. Owner and professional punter Jacob Hoffman was also outed for an extended period in relation to his involvement in the matters. Stewards on Wednesday issued Martin with…

NOTTINGHAM FOREST star Harry Toffolo has been charged with 375 alleged breaches of the FA's betting rules. The charges date from between January 2014 and March 2017. A statement from the FA reads: "Nottingham Forest's Harry Toffolo has been charged with misconduct in relation to our betting rules. "It's alleged that the defender breached FA Rule E1…

Ivan Toney's ban from football was reduced to eight months due to his good record, "genuine remorse" and having been diagnosed with a gambling addiction, the Football Association (FA) said on Friday. Toney was banned and fined 50000 pounds earlier this month after the 27-year-old Brentford and England forward admitted to 232 breaches of the FA's…

Ivan Toney placed 13 historical bets on his own club to lose and has been diagnosed with a gambling addiction, as the written reasons for his eight-month ban were revealed by the FA. In the written reasons explaining the eight-month ban the Brentford striker, 27, received last week for breaching the FA's betting rules, it was also revealed: 126…

Brentford have voiced their support for Ivan Toney after the striker was diagnosed as a gambling addict on Friday as the reasons behind his eight-month ban from football were revealed by the FA. The Brentford forward, who has received backing from England boss Gareth Southgate, pleaded guilty to 232 of the 262 betting charges brought by the FA last…

Ronan McNally has been served what's believed to be a record 12-year ban from Irish horse racing after being found guilty of'multiple integrity breaches'. On top of his disqualification from Irish racing, McNally has been fined £44000 (€50000) and ordered to repay around £11800 (€13400) in winnings. The County Armagh trainer was determined to have…

Star apprentice Zac Lloyd has avoided a lengthy ban after being caught placing a small multi bet that involved a thoroughbred event as well as unrelated phone use offences. Lloyd was suspended for a period of two weeks stemming from three charges by Racing NSW stewards, including a betting offence for having a wager on any thoroughbred race in any…

Tommy Berry has stood himself down from riding until his appeal is heard. Picture: Getty Images Champion jockey Tommy Berry has revoked his stay of proceedings and stood himself down from riding effectively immediately. Berry did not ride at the Australia Day Cup meeting at Warwick Farm on Thursday and has also relinquished his one ride at Rosehill…

The 28-year-old rider admitted receiving money from a punter nicknamed'The Bear' after passing him information about a horse that she won on Kayla Nisbet: admitted passing information on a ride to punter for which she received payment A day after Australian'poster boy' jockey Tommy Berry was banned for over a year, his sister-in-law Kayla Nisbet…

Tommy Berry: intends to appeal against the ban Leading Sydney-based jockey Tommy Berry will not be able to race-ride until next year having being found guilty of accepting payments from a prominent punter after the latter placed successful bets. Berry, who has ridden more than 1500 winners, was handed a total disqualification of 12 months and two…

Berry was given another four-week suspension after he pleaded guilty to having, and using, his phone in jockeys' rooms on more than 70 occasions, which were found not to be related to racing integrity. Berry immediately appealed the finding and asked for a stay of proceedings to allow him to continue to ride. Miller was given a 15-month…

Jockey Tommy Berry will not be allowed to ride until next year after he was disqualified by Racing NSW stewards. Berry has been banned for a year and two weeks for accepting "a consideration" in two bets made by high-profile punter and Gold Coast butcher Zaid Miller. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Roger Rasheed on Nick Kyrgios pulling out of Australian…

Adam Hyeronimus is aiming to return to race riding early in the New Year. Picture: AAP Group 1-winning jockey Adam Hyeronimus is free to ride in barrier trials again with a view to returning to race riding early in the New Year. Hyeronimus was at the peak of his career before he was banned for two years and four months for betting-related…

A DISGRACED racehorse trainer has been fined £20000 after harrowing video footage showed him using a Taser-like shocking device on three horses. Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges on three runners in the build-up to the 2018 race. Weir, who won the 2015'race that stops a nation' with 100-1 Prince Of…

Cody Dorman, Shug McGaughey and Zac Purton feature in our weekly digest of recent international racing news USA: Cody Dorman, the 16-year-old at the centre of the most heartwarming story of the Breeders' Cup, is to be recognised for his part in the enhancement of thoroughbred racing in the US after being chosen to receive the 2022 Big Sport of…

Jockey Noel Callow has been banned and fined after betting over £2000 on horse racing in the space of one week. Callow is a well-respected name in the sport, having won five Group 1 races and and over £22.5 million in career winnings. However is reputation has been dealt a huge blow after failing to declare his betting accounts. The 47-year-old…

After riding high since relocating to the Gold Coast "King' Callow's career has been brought down to earth after the seasoned jockey was suspended for three months and fined $4500 following a Victorian Racing Tribunal's hearing into betting related charges which occurred all the way back in 2013 when Callow was based in Victoria. Noel Callow was…

On 18 August 2022, the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) considered 25 charges issued by Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards against licensed driver Kyal Costello under Australian Harness Racing Rules (AHRR) 173(1) and 238. AHRR 173(1) reads as follows: A driver shall not bet in a race in which the driver participates It was alleged that between…

Former Melbourne-based jockey Noel Callow is to face the Victorian Racing Tribunal over a host of betting charges relating to bets made back as far as 2013. The Group 1-winning rider, who has been based on the Gold Coast for the past few seasons, has seven charges to face over 24 alleged bets totally nearly $4000. T The 47-year-old was based in…

Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have issued seven charges against licensed jockey Noel Callow, following an investigation into allegations of breaches of the Rules of Racing. Callow, being a licensed jockey, has been charged with wagering on thoroughbred racing and failing to declare betting accounts. Callow has been charged with breaching Australian…