A TOP Flat jockey said two owners were ‘literally begging him not to win’ a race – as the father-and-son duo now face an incredible 25-YEAR ban from racing.
Royston Barney and his dad Royston Cooper have been found guilty of instructing Dawson not to win on Enough Already at Yarmouth in May 2002.
Jockey Ray Dawson alleged the owners told him not to win a raceAlamyDawson rode the 2-1 chance, who was trained by Henry Spiller, to victory by a head and alleged he was later threatened in the winner’s enclosure.