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Melham disqualified for 5 months | RACING.COM – Racing.com
Jockey outed until May 2021 by Victorian Racing Tribunal for illegal betting
Ben Melham will not be permitted to ride in races until May 2021 after he was slapped with a five-month disqualification for betting offences.
On Wednesday, Victorian Racing Tribunal chairman Judge John Bowman denounced some of Melham’s illegal betting conduct as ‘reprehensible’ before disqualifying him on four charges – three related to illegal betting and one for giving false evidence to Racing Victoria stewards.
His penalty being a disqualification rather than a suspension means Melham is excluded…
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