Fallon in the clear as £10m case collapses
10 Dec 2007
LONDON, England -- As reported by The Guardian: "The former champion jockey Kieren Fallon, a professional gambler and four others were yesterday cleared of race-fixing after the case against them collapsed at the Old Bailey.
"The decision by the judge, Mr Justice Forbes, to direct the jury to return not guilty verdicts brought an abrupt end to a two month long trial that is said to have cost £10m and had cast a dark shadow over the racing industry.
"Bans preventing the three jockeys involved - Fallon, Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams - from riding in the UK were immediately lifted by the British Horseracing Authority.
"...The prosecution failed to prove that they had attempted to lose a total of 27 flat races over the course of two years..."