Star Australian jockey Tommy Berry has been banned for over a year after his mother received £8,500 from a punting butcher in return for winning tips.
Berry, described by his lawyer as a poster boy for the sport, vowed to clear his name after he was found guilty of six charges, including two of “accepting or agreeing to accept a consideration”, known colloquially as ‘a sling’, and conduct prejudicial to the image, interests and integrity of racing.
The 31-year-old was disqualified for a total 11 months and two weeks and received a four-week suspension for having a mobile phone in the jockeys’ changing room on around 70 occasions by a panel of New South Wales stewards.
