Horse Racing
| Name | Offense | Sentence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Brosnan | accepting cash for tips | 18 months | Released after 8 months |
| Stanley Chin | conspiracy to fix races | 3 years | |
| Chris Munce | conspiracy for a tips-for-bets scam | 30 months | Served 7 months in Hong Kong, then served 13 months in Australia where he was released |
| Lester Piggott | tax evasion | 3 years | Released after 366 days, Stripped of his OBE. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Professional Sportspeople Convicted Of Crimes
Famous quotes containing the words horse and/or racing:
“Emily, I’ve a little confession to make. I really am a horse doctor. But marry me, and I’ll never look at another horse.”
—Robert Pirosh, screenwriter, George Seaton, screenwriter, and George Oppenheimer, screenwriter. Sam Wood. Dr. Hackenbush (Groucho Marx)
“Upscale people are fixated with food simply because they are now able to eat so much of it without getting fat, and the reason they don’t get fat is that they maintain a profligate level of calorie expenditure. The very same people whose evenings begin with melted goat’s cheese ... get up at dawn to run, break for a mid-morning aerobics class, and watch the evening news while racing on a stationary bicycle.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)