More claims about the Danny Nikolic case...The Sunday Age reports that police have found closed-circuit TV footage of a relative of Danny Nikolic collecting winnings on a race that the disgraced jockey allegedly fixed. It says: 'The winnings collected were from bets placed by a third party police suspect was used by Nikolic to disguise his betting on the race. The CCTV from Melbourne's Crown Casino is likely to form part of any criminal case against Nikolic and jockey Mark Zahra over allegations
More claims about the Danny Nikolic case...The Sunday Age reports that police have found closed-circuit TV footage of a relative of Danny Nikolic collecting winnings on a race that the disgraced jockey allegedly fixed. It says: 'The winnings collected were from bets placed by a third party police suspect was used by Nikolic to disguise his betting on the race. The CCTV from Melbourne's Crown Casino is likely to form part of any criminal case against Nikolic and jockey Mark Zahra over allegations they conspired to manipulate the outcome of a race won by Smoking Aces at Cranbourne in April 2011. Zahra is alleged to have been paid $3000 by Nikolic to ride his horse in a way that favoured Nikolic's mount, Smoking Aces. Police recently completed a brief of evidence against Nikolic and sent it to the Office of Public Prosecutions.
Luckygray was at his best to score in Australia's final Grp 1 race of the year, the $500,000 Kingston Town Classic at Ascot on Saturday. The 5yo son of Bradbury's Luck turned the tables on his Railway Stakes conqueror Mr Moet with a decisive 1.25 lens victory.