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Late last night a charge was issued against jockey Darryl Bradley.
The charge relates to the approach Bradley made to the Dunedin-based insurance brokerage firm that assisted in underwriting the $100,000 triple crown bonus, which ended with Fritzy Boy's dominating win in Saturday's Southland Guineas.
It is alleged Bradley inquired if there might be a payout to himself if the company saved the $100,000 by Bradley's mount Eel Win beating Fritzy Boy.
Fritzy Boy easily won the race and Eel win was unplaced, but the bonus was not paid because the field fell short of the required 10 runners.
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing's chief stipendiary steward Cameron George charged Bradley under Rule 1001 (1) (V).
"The rule is in essence acting in a way detrimental to racing," George said.
"Upon giving careful consideration to the evidence supplied by Darryl Bradley and evidence by the staff of the brokerage company and others, we believe there is sufficient cause to issue a charge of a breach of that rule."
A date for the hearing has not been set.The penalties for a breach of the rule were not apparent last night, but Cameron George said NZ Thoroughbred Racing viewed the matter as extremely serious.
"We deem it imperative that the image of racing not be impaired by acts of this nature. We are not only required to uphold the Rules Of Racing, we are here to ensure the image of racing is not harmed."
