Jockey Daniel Jack Smith banned for 8 years for “unprecedented” betting offences
27th April 2021
| By Marese O Hagan
Jockey Daniel Jack Smith, formerly known as Terry Treichel, has received an 8 year ban from racing after pleading guilty to 32 charges including placing bets on other horses in races in which he competed.
Thoroughbred Racing Northern Territory (TRNT) reported the conclusion of an inquiry into a report alleging Smith’s involvement in betting activities between July 2019 and December 2020.
Smith entered a guilty plea to 27 breaches of AR115(1)(e), relating to jockey and apprentice misconduct. Smith placed bets while licenced as a jockey under his former name, Terry Treichel, between July 2019 and December 2020.