Racing corruption probe in Australia
Racing Victoria is promising swift activeness equally a race-fixing scandal threatens to boil over inwards Australia.
Fairfax in addition to the ABC reported that a jockey had come upward to the attending of constabulary inwards Victoria over his ride inwards a race won yesteryear some other horse.
Police are investigating whether the Equus caballus was ridden inwards a agency that assisted the Equus caballus that ultimately won.
It is reported that some other jockey in addition to several other racing identities are equally good beingness investigated yesteryear organised offense detectives inwards Victoria equally business office of the investigation. One paper reported that the probe had been widened to 4 jockeys.
The Herald inwards Melbourne reports that federal constabulary in addition to the Tax Office are joining the Victorian detectives inwards an offshoot enquiry into corruption inwards the racing manufacture focused around betting.
Racing manufacture sources told the paper that the Australian Crime Commission, the peak criminal intelligence body, has questioned upward to a dozen figures inwards connectedness alongside the wider probe.
Racing Victoria Chief Executive Rob Hines said his organisation had no cognition of the allegation regarding a jockey wagering on some other Equus caballus inwards the same race, equally reported inwards the media, in addition to was non aware of the origin of the allegation.
“If evidence is provided to Racing Victoria to back upward this allegation in addition to thus swift activeness volition hold upward taken yesteryear the stewards nether the Rules of Racing,” Hines said.
“With observe to comments pertaining to a split investigation into betting activities, it is of import to Federal Reserve notation that nosotros stringently monitor betting on over 4000 races annually inwards conjunction alongside all approved wagering operators to ensure that the integrity of our sport is maintained.
“As business office of this process, nosotros regularly investigate betting on specific races where in that place may hold upward an abnormal designing of activity in addition to if required volition opened upward an enquiry to farther our investigations.
“We volition non comment on private investigations until such fourth dimension equally charges make got been pose alongside observe to breaches of the Rules of Racing.
“As advised previously, Racing Victoria has been working closely alongside the Racing Integrity Commissioner, Sal Perna, in addition to Victoria Police for a release of months on the allegation pertaining to fixing of the race won yesteryear Smoking Aces at Cranbourne inwards Apr 2011.
“The Victoria Police are non inwards a reach to render stewards alongside the relevant evidence at this fourth dimension due to legislative impediments. However, 1 time the evidence tin sack hold upward made available Racing Victoria volition similar a shot opened upward a stewards inquiry.
“Race-fixing allegations oft involve odd betting activity yesteryear unlicensed persons exactly Racing Victoria’s powers over unlicensed persons were express yesteryear VCAT inwards a determination inwards 2010. The State Government has indicated that they are non prepared to legislate to twain this gap until the thing has 1 time to a greater extent than been tested inwards Court.
“We 1 time to a greater extent than welcome Victoria Police’s renewed focus on racing related offense which highlights the take away for a collaborative approach to restrain the opportunities for illegal activities inwards our sport.”
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