Fallon update.....

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Okay I'll preface this by saying i am not jumping on you but ummm.... what?

The reputation of racing's governing body?

No Chance with all due respect why should i give a flying f**k about them when they are intentionally trying to destroy him?

You don't do this. You don't try to ruin someone.

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The case against Fallon must be seen in the context of that 10-year battle against corruption. Put simply, there are those among racing's ruling elite who would welcome a successful prosecution as not only would it offer further evidence that they are winning the war but that nobody -- least of all a multiple champion jockey -- is beneath their radar. The time and money expended during the course of the decade would be more than justified.

But there is deep unease too in racing circles at how the case has proceeded. Should the charges against Fallon be dismissed -- as he and his legal team believe -- then questions will surely be asked of the decision of the Horseracing Regularatry Authority to suspend the jockey after he was charged with conspiracy to defraud in July last year. There are those of the belief that the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise, so central to British justice, was suspended in Fallon's case.

So what... convict him to prove that they "are winning the war"?

He should not be the fall guy, he doesn't deserve to be crucified.

Questions will be asked if the charges are dismissed? Damned right they should be.

They have no decency.

Shame on them.

**** them.

I agree, but what i'm trying to say is that no one will have any respect for the governing body if Fallon is given a not guilty verdict. I hate to say it, but the majority of people here think Fallon is guilty.

This case has been on and off for over a year now and nothing has been done. Racing has been in the limelight, the tabloids have had a great time in destroying racing.

I'm sitting on the fence as far as Fallon is concerned, he is a great jockey, but he has done some very silly things and i have seen plenty of rides (including on one of my father's horses), which was interesting to say the least. I'm not for one minute saying that he is guilty, but it would not surprise me if he is.

The BHB/BHA/HRA (whatever they call themselves these days) have amassed plenty of evidence about the Fallon case, much more evidence than for anyof the other jockeys involved, and if i'm not mistaken all of the others have been found guilty.

For the British and Irish racing fans, it is a lose lose situation. If Fallon is found guilty, we have lost a great jockey from the sport. If he is found not guilty, many will lose faith in the governing body, many fans will forget about this "corrupt" sport as they will call it. Good guys will get blamed and resign and leave the sport.

I care for this sport, and if i'm being honest, a not guilty verdict won't be the best result for the sport.

I hope that makes sense.

I do agree that the suspension wasn't the right way to go, and to this day i don't understand why this was done.

However, they aren't trying to ruin him. If they have sufficient evidence to suggest he has been fixing races, he deserves nothing more than being banned and if he is found guilty i will no longer like the man. Anyone trying to ruin a sport which i love deserves no care in my opinion. All the other jockeys have been treated exactly the same way. The only reason Fallon's case has gone on longer is because he (and coolmore) have the money to fight the case, the other jockeys didn't.

mmsc, if Fallon is found guilty it will not just be to show that "they are winning the war" it will be to show that someone who has been proven of race fixing is banned from the sport. Nothing else.

I like Fallon, i think he is a great jockey, but if he is found guilty of race fixing beyond reasonable doubt, he will deserve everything he gets.

If he is found guilty, it is fraud to a massive scale. If it was in any other context, it would be a jail sentance, there is no doubt about that. IF he is found guilty he should thank his lucky stars that he won't be going to jail.

The BHA are just doing there job. Corruption has been with this sport for too long now, but now we have the means to prove it and bring people to justice. The way Fallon has been treated (i.e. the suspension) hasn't been the best, i will agree with that.