Word: lingfield
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Champion's Failure Kieren Fallon seemed to have the horse race all sewn up: he was 10 lengths ahead of second favorite Ballinger Ridge with less than half the distance to go in the March 2 betdirect.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes. Then, to the astonishment of the punters at Lingfield Park, the six-time British champion jockey glanced over his shoulder and appeared to ease up - and the 8-11 favorite Rye passed him on the line. What had happened? The Sunday tabloid News of the World published a story alleging Fallon had predicted to its undercover reporters that...
...gambling. The biggest exchange, Betfair, told the Jockey Club that the Lingfield race attracted more than three times the bets expected on such a lowly contest, most of them going on Ballinger Ridge, either to win or lose. The Jockey Club's John Maxse said it would investigate that, and any failure by Fallon to get the best possible place, saying: "The matter is our No. 1 priority." Racing's Rubber Match Was that a fat lady singing on the podium after the very first Grand Prix of the Formula One season? You might have thought so, given the stunned...