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Not in Fallon’s World

British jockey Keiren Fallon’s assertion that it’s not possible to fix races comes in for some mocking from Dan Liebman. “Question for Fallon: What world are you living in? Someone get that man some smelling salts. Shake the pixie dust out of his eyes. Watch him closely because his nose must be growing.” (Blood-Horse)

Posted in International on September 15, 2004

Fallon: A Knack for Trouble

Jockey Kieren Fallon may be an inspired rider, but he’s also reticent, willful, possessed of a temper, and has been treated for alcohol problems. Ok then, “So the man needs an image counsellor, but is he a criminal?” (The Guardian)

Posted in International, Jockeys on September 6, 2004

If a Race Is Fixed …

Does a punter care? Maybe not. “In all the bluster about the end of racing, this fact has been ignored: insider dealing aids the simple punter as often as it hinders him. If you are a pin-sticker, whether or not a race is fixed does not affect your chances of picking a winner. It is yet another unpredictable factor in an alphabet soup of unpredictable factors.” (The Guardian)

Posted in International on September 5, 2004