appConfigEntityId

bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

hooksArticlePageAdvertisementConfigArticle

liveArticle

appConfig

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

sponsorType

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

sectionsV2

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

json

SCMP Reporter

AUSTRALIAN Jockey Club chairman of stewards John Schreck says he 'remains to be convinced' of allegations of race fixing in New South Wales.

  'Racing thrives on rumour and scandal,' Schreck said last night.

  'One week it's one thing, the next it's something else, but there isn't ever any concrete evidence or anything that sticks. There haven't been any charges in this case and it doesn't seem as though there will be.

   'As far as I am concerned there isn't any evidence, at this stage, to substantiate the claims. It's rubbish.'    The stories of race fixing are said to have been uncovered during an investigation by Australian Federal Police and the New South Wales Drug Enforcement Agency.

  They are said to have heard discussions about race fixing while legally tapping the telephones of a person alleged to have been involved in drug dealing.

  According to well-informed sources, the race fixing, involving leading jockeys and some trainers, was said to have been revealed in June of last year.

  This led to the law enforcement agencies obtaining warrants to widen their telephone tapping operations. According to an informed source, one of the telephone conversations to the alleged drug dealer was from a top jockey wanting A$20,000 for organising a race.

  The alleged drug dealer replied he had not backed the horse - the winner - so he was not liable to pay the money.

  'There were four of us in it and you owe us A$5,000 each,' the jockey is alleged to have said.

  A legal officer, who heard the tapes, said the contents had influenced him to stop betting.

  'After what I've heard the punter just doesn't have a chance,' he said.

  But, in line with Schreck's thinking, it is doubtful whether charges will be made.

   The investigation into the race fixing is said to have been at a critical stage when details of the inquiry were 'leaked' to the media.

  This is expected to thwart any further moves in the case.

  However, reports about the rigging of races created quite a sensation at Randwick, Rosehill and Warwick Farm over the past 24 hours, with a lot of people bragging they had the 'inside mail' on what had taken place.



Steward dismisses race fixing rumours