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heard on the radio he has admitted having a bet in a race where he rode another horse, gunna go a row of shithouses surely?

stampy wrote:heard on the radio he has admitted having a bet in a race where he rode another horse, gunna go a row of shithouses surely?

and also reported he will retire when charged

theres a couple of other people who would hope this disappears without a deep investigation!

http://www.news.com.au/sport/superracin ... t+news_rss

suspended for 8 months

Anyone else reckon its a pretty soft penalty?

He will be back for next Spring!

Dutchy wrote:Anyone else reckon its a pretty soft penalty?

He will be back for next Spring!

Yes, a bit of a coincidence.

Dutchy wrote:Anyone else reckon its a pretty soft penalty?

He will be back for next Spring!

considering what others have got for punting???

time to bring in the kiwi rules

let the jockeys punt but regularly check their betting accounts

It is instances like this that reinforce my reasons for avoiding betting on horses. How pathetic that Oliver was allowed to mount up in the Melbourne Cup and now his punishment expires just in time for next years Spring Carnival. Would it be a reasonable assumption that the people who run racing are either corrupt or just poor managers?

Sky Pilot wrote:It is instances like this that reinforce my reasons for avoiding betting on horses. How pathetic that Oliver was allowed to mount up in the Melbourne Cup and now his punishment expires just in time for next years Spring Carnival. Would it be a reasonable assumption that the people who run racing are either corrupt or just poor managers?

or both?

but they wouldnt want this enquiry during the heart of the spring carnival!

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:

Sky Pilot wrote:It is instances like this that reinforce my reasons for avoiding betting on horses. How pathetic that Oliver was allowed to mount up in the Melbourne Cup and now his punishment expires just in time for next years Spring Carnival. Would it be a reasonable assumption that the people who run racing are either corrupt or just poor managers?

or both?

but they wouldnt want this enquiry during the heart of the spring carnival!

Yeah you are right of course. swept under the carpet until the international media left town. I think they should put Andrew Demetriou in charge of racing, he would fix it.
-note to on song...please insert your sarcasm indicator here!

With pleasure

the suspension is a joke nothing more nothing less, should have been at least 5 years, 10 months? duck me!!

They all do it, he was just silly enough to get caught....play on

Chances are he has done it before.
How many people would wager $10,000 in their first ever bet?

Dogmatic wrote:Chances are he has done it before.
How many people would wager $10,000 in their first ever bet?

It was possibly the first time he ever laid a bet in a race that he was riding in? But I agree it would hardly have been his first flutter!

Like I said, they all do it, have done so for years. Anyone who thinks they don't is very naive.