Group 1 winning jockey Noel Callow has been issued with seven charges by Racing Victoria which relate to alleged betting activity and alleged dishonest and misleading behaviour.
His alleged wrongdoing covers a period from 2013 to 2019 when Callow was based in Victoria.
The charges Callow will have to answer to are reportedly over twenty-four alleged bets and there is also one charge, according to a Newscorp report, which is refers to alleged ‘corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour’.
Callow relocated to the Gold Coast in the first half of 2021 where he almost immediately began making merry, dominating the riding ranks at the glitter strip track to the extent that he took out the 2021/22 Gold Coast Jockey’s Premiership with fifty-three winners, a full twenty-three winners more than the second placed Jag Guthmann-Chester and six more winners than the combined total number of wins of the next three jockeys on the ladder.
During all of this time, “King” Callow has preferred to keep to his Gold Coast domain since relocating, only rarely leaving the provincial setting to travel to Brisbane, as reflected by the fact that he finished twenty-fifth in the Metropolitan Jockey’s standings with nine winners.
The specifics of the charges levelled at Callow, as revealed by Newscorp, are:
* Charge 1: AR 83(c) The Stewards charge you with breaching AR 83(c) which reads as follows. AR 83, Every jockey or apprentice may be penalised– (c) If he bet or have any interest in a bet or facilitates a bet on any race, or if he be present in the betting ring during any race meeting. The particulars of the charge You were, at all relevant times, a jockey licensed by Racing Victoria. 2. On 30 April 2013, you opened an account with Sportsbet (the Account). 3. On 6 December 2013, you made and/or facilitated the making of eleven (11) bets on Australian thoroughbred horse races through the Account. 4. Your conduct, as set out in particular 3, constitutes a breach of AR 83(c).
* Charge 2: Charge 2: AR 83(c) The Stewards charge you with breaching AR 83(c) which reads as follows: AR 83 Every jockey or apprentice may be penalised (c) If he bet or have any interest in a bet or facilitates a bet on any race, or if he be present in the betting ring during any race meeting. The particulars of the charge: You were, at all relevant times, a jockey licensed by Racing Victoria. On 30 April 2013, you opened an account with Sportsbet (the Account). On 8 December 2013, you made and/or facilitated the making of one (1) bet on Australian thoroughbred horse races through the Account. Your conduct, as set out in particular 3, constitutes a breach of AR 83(c)
* Charge 3: AR 83(c) The Stewards charge you with breaching AR 83(c) which reads as follows: AR 83 Every jockey or apprentice may be penalised (c) If he bet or have any interest in a bet or facilitates a bet on any race, or if he be present in the betting ring during a race meeting. The particulars of the charge You were, at all relevant times, a jockey licensed by Racing Victoria. On 30 April 2013, you opened an account with Sportsbet. On 14 December 2013, you made and/or facilitated the making or twelve (12) bets or Australian thoroughbred horse races through the Account. Your conduct as set out in particular 3 constitutes a breach of AR 83(6)
* Charge 4: AR 175(gg) The Stewards charge you with breaching AR 175(gg) which reads as follows: AR 175 A person must not: The Principal Racing Authority (or the Stewards exercising powers delegated to them) may penalise. (gg) Any person who makes any false or misleading statement or declaration in respect of any matter in connection with the administration or control or racing. The particulars of the charge you were, at all relevant times, a jockey licensed by Racing Victoria On 18 May 2017, you opened a betting account with Bookmaker (the Account). On 18 July 2017, you submitted a Jockey Betting Account Declaration form (the Form) and failed to declare the Account on the Form Your conduct as set out in particular 3 constituted a breach of AR 175(ag)
* Charge 5. AR 175(k) (Alternative to Charge Four) The Stewards charge you with breaching AR 175(k) which reads as follows: AR 175 The Principal Racing Authority (or the Stewards exercising powers delegated to them ) may penalise: (k) Any person who has committed any breach of the Rules, or whose conduct or negligence has led or could have led to a breach of the Rules. The particulars or the charge You were, at all relevant times, a jockey licensed by Racing Victoria. On 18 May 2017, you opened a betting account with Bookmaker (the Account), On 18 July 2017, you submitted a Jockey Betting Account Declaration form (the Form) and failed to declare the Account on the Form. Your conduct, as set out in particular 3, constituted a breach of AR 175(k).
* Charge 6: AR 175(gg) The Stewards charge you with breaching AR 175(gg) which reads as follows: AR 175 A person must not: The Principal Racing Authority (or the Stewards exercising powers delegated to them) may penalise. (gg) Any person who makes any false or misleading statement or declaration in respect of any matter in connection with the administration or control or racing. The Particulars of the charge: You were, at all relevant times, a jockey licensed by Racing Victoria. On 28 May 2018, you submitted a Jockey Betting Account Declaration form (the Form). On the Form you failed to declare your betting accounts, being Bookmaker and Ladbrokes. Your conduct, as set out in particular 3, constituted a breach of AR 175(gg).
* Charge 7: 229(1)(h) AR 229 Corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour (1) A person must not: (n) make a false or misleading statement or declaration in relation to a matter in connection with the administration or control or racing: Particulars of charge: You were, at all relevant times, a jockey licensed by Racing Victoria. Between 20 November 2018 and 24 March 2019, you made transactions through your TAB betting account (the Account). On 15 June 2019, you submitted a Jockey Betting Account Declaration form (the Form) and failed to declare the Account. Your conduct, as set out in particular 3, constituted a breach or AR 1/5(aa).
