While Turner described the outcome as “a bitter pill to swallow”, she may also have felt a modicum of relief. Turner opened a betting account with Paddy Power in December 2015, one month after her well-publicised retirement. In total, she placed 164 bets until August, when Paddy Power notified the British Horseracing Authority they believed she was breaching the rules. I’ve never had a bet on my own horse, I’ve never had a bet in a race that I’m riding in, or even near a time that I’m riding. “I’m just going to have to watch my weight for three months now, aren’t I?

Source: The Guardian December 14, 2017 14:55 UTC