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AT least two more jockeys expect to be questioned this week in the betting investigation that has caused upheaval in Victorian racing.
AAP reports that as the probe continues, the scandal centred on a $10,000 bet made by Damien Oliver will go back to its source with Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna to conduct a review of Racing Victoria’s inquiry into the matter.
The jockeys awaiting interview say Racing Victoria investigators have told them they are required to attend inquiries and have tailored their riding schedules accordingly.
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THE politician in charge of racing in Victoria sadly acts more like the sport’s mascot than its leader. The Racing Minister, Denis Napthine, has cheered home crowd figures and turnover as though they were the two most important elements of a successful sport. Thus he has failed in his job miserably.
PATRICK SMITH suggest in THE AUSTRALIAN that it is impossible to gauge how much damage racing has suffered this spring but it has not been minimal nor has it been without cost. The Damien Oliver saga, mercifully dragged to a conclusion yesterday, has been just one instance where any sensible person’s trust in integrity of racing would have evaporated.
The Dan Nikolic cases – one before VCAT on appeal and another with police investigators – have yet to run their race. And increasingly it appears more jockeys will be involved in unpleasant disclosures.
Read more: PATRICK SMITH OF THE AUSTRALIAN BLASTS VICTORIAN RACING MINISTER
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THE latest edition of the RACING VICTORIA NEWS reports on the injury to Sandown Cup winner Ibicenco.
There is also a preview of the three-code race meeting at Cranbourne on Friday and preparations for the Magic Millions Clockwise Classic on the Ballarat Cup card this Sunday.
Read more: INJURY SETBACK FOR IBICENCO AND ALL IS READY FOR MM CLASSIC AT BALLARAT
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THE Racing Victoria Investigative Committee overseeing Damien Oliver's bet on Miss Octopussy at Moonee Valley on 1 October 2010 has released a chronology of the sequence of events that transpired during the investigation.
Below is the chronology of the sequence of events that transpired during the investigation of Damien Oliver’s bet on MISS OCTOPUSSY at Moonee Valley on 1 October 2010 as supplied by ROB MONTGOMERY, Chairman of the Investigative Committee, on 20 November 2012.
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RACING Victoria Chairman, Michael Duffy, has issued the following statement into the investigation of Damien Oliver’s bet on Miss Octopussy at Moonee Valley on 1 October 2010:
Following the completion of today’s stewards’ inquiry into breaches of the Rules of Racing associated with a bet placed by jockey Damien Oliver at Moonee Valley in October 2010, Racing Victoria is now in a position to respond to the considerable media and public speculation surrounding this matter.
I believe that the chronology of events issued by the Investigative Committee makes it apparent why public commentary wasn’t possible throughout the course of the Committee’s investigative process.
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THE Victorian Jockeys’ Association has expressed disappointment and concern at the admissions made by Damien Oliver in regards to his actions at Moonee Valley in 2010 at today’s hearing at Racing Victoria.
VJA Executive Officer, Mr. Des O’Keeffe said it was fair to say that the members of the VJA were upset that a jockey of Damien Oliver’s standing had broken such a fundamental rule.
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A PHONE call made at the wrong time and place has tarnished Damien Oliver's career and seriously damaged the credibility of those responsible for running horse racing in Victoria.
IN a COMMENT PIECE for the MELBOURNE AGE, investigative reporters RICHARD BAKER and NICK McKENZIE write that Oliver's ill-fated call was made via a mobile phone in or near the jockeys' area at Moonee Valley on October 1, 2010.
Its purpose was to place a $10,000 bet through former AFL player turned professional punter, Mark Hunter, on a rival horse in the race he was about to ride in.
Read more: THE AGE CLAIMS OLIVER CASE HAS DAMAGED CREDIBILITY OF RACING VICTORIA
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SPEARHEADING today's Spring News Bulletin from Racing Victoria is the emeregence of another French import to race at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
There is also positive news about the comeback of star apprentice Katelyn Mallyon after her terrible fall at Flemington in May. She hopes to return to race riding next month.
Read more: FRENCH IMPORT TO RACE AT VALLEY & KATELYN MALLYON COMEBACK ON TRACK
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AN appeal by Brisbane trainer Nathan Schofield against the severity of the penalty in two charges relating to the ‘tubing’ of the horse Beseech in Victoria on Melbourne Cup Day has been dismissed.
Schofield, formerly of North Queensland, was disqualified for 12 months on each of two charges (to be served concurrently). He failed in an appeal heard by the Racing Appeals Board in Victoria on Monday.
Below is the RAD report on the hearing:
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YET another accolade for champion mare Black Caviar heads the Victorian Spring Carnival news bulletin today.
Trainer Robert Smerdon has been fined $10,000 at a stewards' inquiry into a swab related matter.
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