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Rockhampton jockey Nigel Seymour and trainer Kerrod Smyth have each been hit with disqualifications after they were caught in a betting scandal.
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards this week concluded an inquiry into alleged bets placed on the then Smyth-trained race horse Lily Ofthe Glen, in a race at Rockhampton Jockey Club on December 18 last year.
After examining phone, banking and betting records, stewards found Seymour provided a cash payment of $200 to Smyth, who at the direction of the jockey, placed a win bet through the trainer’s TAB account.
Stewards were also able to ascertain that Seymour, through a third party, facilitated a $1000 bet on behalf of himself and Smyth.
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Thangool horse trainer Damien Rideout has been fined $2500 and disqualified for six months after being found guilty of charges including race day treatment of a horse.
Rideout has appealed the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission’s ruling and continues to train on a stay of proceedings, pending the outcome of a QRIC internal review.
QRIC stewards recently concluded an inquiry into an injury sustained to the race mare, Lady Sheilack, en route to Rockhampton Jockey Club on August 25, 2020.
Rideout was hit with three charges under the rules of racing including failing to report to stewards that Lady Sheilack had injured her head en route to the Rockhampton racecourse on August 25, which may have affected the horse’s performance in her race.