Australian Jockey Chris Munce arrested by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdogs
Thursday, July 6th, 2006Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Chris Munce has fallen foul of one of the strictest racing regimes in the world. He is waiting to hear what charge he may face after being arrested by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog on Monday night for allegedly providing racing tips to illegal bookmakers in return for them placing bets of $HK600,000 ($103,000) on his behalf.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club stipendiary stewards are among the best-equipped racing police in the world [...]
