Club Crackdown on Insider Information
As reported by The Guardian:
"The Jockey Club's ambitious attempt to
regulate the use - and misuse - of inside information
in racing took a significant step towards a
conclusion yesterday, when the report of John
Bridgeman's inquiry into the issue made 13 recommendations
designed to 'shine a torch into the dark corners'
of the sport.
"A
key theme of Bridgeman's report is that far
more information should be made available to
racegoers and betting shop punters, with the
mandatory weighing of all horses before a race
just one of the likely results. Such a move
would help to prevent trainers sending their
horses to the track when they are short of peak
fitness.
"His
committee - which included former trainers and
jockeys as well as representatives of owners,
breeders and punters - also recommends a formal
Code of Conduct on the use of inside information.
This would apply not just to owners, trainers,
jockeys and stable staff, but also to bookmakers
and the racing media. An extension of the ban
on jockeys betting to include their agents also
seems likely..."
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