Former top jockey blows nearly three times legal blood alcohol limit
21 Apr, 2021 10:54 PM
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Jason Waddell pictured after winning a race at Ellerslie in 2017. Photo / Sarah Ivey
Former top jockey Jason Waddell has been sentenced after drink-driving at nearly three times the legal limit.
Waddell was seen driving erratically around Cambridge s main street on May 27 last year.
Police were notified and Waddell had pulled over and was standing on the footpath outside his vehicle when they caught up with him, Judge Glen Marshall said during the sentencing in the Hamilton District Court today. You said you d had about six beers and four spirits and that it was a difficult time for you.
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One of New Zealand s top jockeys is facing serious criminal charges after appearing in court on allegations he made threats, including one to kill, against two of the country s leading racing figures.
Multiple Grade 1-winning rider Jason Waddell, 34, did not enter a plea to charges that he posted a digital communication with intent to cause harm to Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis and made a threat to kill Waikato Racing Club chief executive Andrew Castles.
Waddell was bailed to reappear at Hamilton District Court in the New Year.
Embattled Waikato jockey in court after allegedly posting distressing digital communication
17 Dec, 2020 10:09 PM
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Cambridge jockey Jason Waddell leaves the Hamilton District Court this morning after appearing on two charges. Photo / Belinda Feek
Cambridge jockey Jason Waddell leaves the Hamilton District Court this morning after appearing on two charges. Photo / Belinda Feek
One of the country s top, yet embattled, jockeys has been charged after two separate incidents, including the alleged posting of a harmful digital communication.
Jason Waddell, 34, made a brief appearance in the Hamilton District Court this morning, when he was remanded without plea on charges of posting a digital communication with intent to cause harm to high-profile Te Akau racing stable owner David Ellis and threatening to kill another racing boss.