A Victorian stable employee has been charged after a stewards' investigation into the sale of a small share in an unnamed racehorse now registered as Jirachi.
Luke Anderson will have to answer two Racing Victoria charges for his involvement in a deal to sell a 2.5 per cent share in Jirachi.
The sale price was $2500 and the funds were deposited into Anderson’s nominated bank account.
A week after the May 11 transaction, Anderson offered an additional 2.5 per cent share for $2500 to a third party but it wasn’t accepted.
Racing Victoria stewards said Anderson did not own Jirachi or have authority to sell any shares in the ownership of the horse.
Anderson has been charged under AR 229 which deals with corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour.
He has also been charged under AR 227 which allows stewards or a PRA to penalise any person who attempts to commit, aids, abets, counsels, procures, connives at, approaches or requests another person to commit, conspires with another person to commit, or is a party to another person who commits, a breach of the rules.
The charges issued against Anderson will be heard before the Victorian Racing Tribunal on a date to be fixed.