The British Horseracing Authority has charged trainer Dan Skelton with two breaches of the trainers' code of conduct regarding the sale of a horse which “appears to lack transparency,” reports the Racing Post.
George Gently was a £130,000 (about US$176,000) private purchase in 2016 by a group of owners led by Tony Holt. After the purchase of the horse, owners were made aware of a tendon injury that would then keep the horse from racing for 516 days. Once he returned to the races, George Gently showed little promise and was later sold for £1,800 (US$2,441).
After the horse was sold for a significantly reduced price, the syndicate learned that Skelton had received a third of the horse's original sale price (£43,333, or approximately US$59,000). Skelton alleges that those funds represented a deal made with George Gently's original owner in lieu of training fees.
The BHA initially dismissed the complaint, but reopened the case and concluded that the arrangement appears to lack transparency.”
Read more at Racing Post.
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