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UK Jockey Club Reacts to Corruption Allegations23 September 2002UNITED KINGDOM – As reported by the UK Evening Standard: "The Jockey Club today reacted quickly to question claims from Brian Wright that he made millions of pounds through allegedly corrupting jockeys. "The 56-year-old Wright, subject of an international arrest warrant after allegedly masterminding a world-wide drugs operation, offered his betting activities as a means of accounting for his fortune. "…John Maxse, the Club's director of public relations, said: `In previous drugtrafficking trials involving the Brian Wright organisation, their involvement and betting in racing has been put up as a front for their drug-trafficking. However, the jury was not convinced and convictions ensued. ' "…There is no evidence to back up claims that hundreds of horseraces were fixed.'" |