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10-08-2007, 02:42 PM
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Fallon texted 'they are watching me', court told by John-Paul Ford Rojas KIEREN FALLON sent a "revealing" series of text messages the day after winning a race that he was supposed to have lost as part of a race-fixing plot, a court heard on Monday. The conspirators behind the plot calculated that his victory on Daring Aim at Newmarket had cost them £138,000, an Old Bailey jury was told. But Fallon told Philip Sherkle, the alleged middleman in the scheme, how he feared: "They are watching me." Fallon rode Daring Aim, which was owned by the Queen, to victory in the 6.15pm at Newmarket on July 23 2004. JonathanCaplan QC, prosecuting, told jurors at Fallon's trial on race-fixing charges that the next day there followed a "revealing set of text messages" between the jockey and Sherkle. Sherkle was allegedly the intermediary between Fallon and businessman Miles Rodgers, said to be at the centre of the conspiracy. At 11.08am, Fallon texted to Sherkle: "Only this phone to use." One minute later, Fallon wrote: "I will call you when I can." At 12.17pm, Sherkle texted Fallon: "If u don't speak to me now I won't be able to help you." Then at 12.22pm, Fallon replied: "They will take my licences off me if they drift like that last night. They are watching me." Ten minutes later he wrote: "I will call you in 10 minutes." There were two other texts to and from Sherkle found in Fallon's mobile, Mr Caplan told the jury. One was sent at 7.17pm on July 27, from Sherkle. "I am away weds morning just text as normal make sure u do please I don't want any grief from them when I get back thanks. hope u have a good week" An undated message from Fallon to Sherkle read: "no I can't chance it". 
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10-08-2007, 03:47 PM
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The more and more i read, the more i think he is guilty. I didn't think Fallon was this stupid and/or greedy....... maybe i was wrong.
What do you think, mmsc? I know you really like him, but you must admit that this evidence is shocking.
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10-08-2007, 04:10 PM
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I think that I'm a hypocrite because I'm always all for any celebrity getting a fair and just punishment... I don't give a crap who they are if they've done something wrong. I think that i keep seeing his face before Horatio's last race, when he wanted him scratched. I think that i keep seeing him walking, slumped over and devastated after Gypsy King broke down and wondering if he'd commit suicide and praying that he'd be strong and not continue or revert to the downward spiral. I think that he's amazing and talented and that he's the tragic figure of the racing world... I think that it just broke my heart to read the piece and I couldn't help but to wonder if these are lies even though i realized a second later I'm just trying to rationalize things because i don't want to believe them. I think that I just don't even want to talk about this today and i think that we all make mistakes and should be forgiving and respect someone who pulled themselves up and has worked hard and has battled depression and had so many problems..... I think I can't be fair here. I don't want to believe this and if I'm forced to I want to find reasoning behind his actions because sometimes when a person is under a great deal of stress they make foolish choices. I think there's a chance we're reading these texts out of context and while they appear to be incriminating, are they really? I think I'm going around in circles. I don't know what i think. 
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10-08-2007, 05:32 PM
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I know they are trying to make him look guilty, but to be honest all they have done is read text messages sent from his phone and get phone records with him and the people between him and Miles.
All of this with the betting information to back this up. It doesn't look good. The defece lawyers will find this hard and i think they know that themselves. mmsc. I know Fallon has been through many problems, and overall he is a nice man. Even though he pulled a family friend of mine of his horse after a race once. However, if he is found guilty of doing this, he has done it and hurt the sport we love. He has basically stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from the general public. Great jocky, and a very wealthy man. Why did he need to get involved in this? Kieren, i hope they have the wrong man..... but you have got yourself into this hole.
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10-08-2007, 05:36 PM
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10-08-2007, 05:45 PM
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I really hope he is innocent, but at the moment he looks as if he is in a very deep hole. Everyone who has been accused of these race fixing allegations has been charged so far because the evidence has been substantial. They have so many links what with betting patterns, telephone records and race videos. It will be hard for even the best defense lawyers to get around all of that.
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10-08-2007, 05:33 PM
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