‘Strikes at the heart of racing integrity’: Pro punter warned off tracks after betting for jockey

Racing industry charges against Poy and German are expected to be heard by the Victorian Racing Tribunal next year. Neither jockey has entered a plea.
The tribunal heard that Brash placed bets for Poy and himself involving four different races – three of them at Swan Hill on August 7, 2022, and a fourth race at Bendigo on August 14, 2022.
Poy and German rode in two of the races on which the bets were placed.
Brash and Poy communicated using borrowed phones, aliases, different SIM cards and sent messages over the Signal app – a free service that supports end-to-end encryption.
The tribunal heard that Brash operated one betting account for himself, called Brashboy1, that returned a betting profit of $98,956 when backing or laying horses ridden by German and Poy.
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He operated another account for Poy, Brashboy2, that showed a profit of $259,610 when backing or laying horses ridden by German and Poy.
Racing Victoria stewards revealed that Brash first met Poy, the son of Cox Plate-winning jockey Michael Clarke, at the Sandown races in 2018 and offered to do free speed maps for the then 18-year-old apprentice.
They then became close friends, speaking on the phone “at all times of the day and night” and even playing online games together, such as FIFA on PlayStation.
Four years after they met, Brash’s betting habits changed significantly.
From April 12, 2022, he began targeting horses ridden by Poy or German to not win or place in races, stewards alleged.
Racing Victoria discovered screenshots of their messages on Brash’s phone, and these led to the five charges laid against Brash.
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