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News.com.au
3 days ago
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Jockey Justin Huxtable has conditions on riding license removed after police charge is discontinued
A police charge against Queensland jockey Justin Huxtable has been discontinued and conditions on his riding license have been removed. The jockey was arrested by police in north Queensland last October following a complaint from a young female. He was later charged under section 227A of the Queensland Criminal Code, recording in breach of privacy. The act states it is illegal for a person to observe or visually record another person in circumstances where a reasonable adult would expect to be afforded privacy. Huxtable was initially stood down from riding by racing stewards, but last November the Queensland Racing Appeals Panel (RAP) allowed him to return to riding under certain conditions. Those conditions included being banned from riding anywhere in Queensland north of Rockhampton and also being barred from doing any pre or post race media interviews. The matter returned to the RAP on Wednesday with Huxtable's lawyer Corey Cullen telling the appeals panel that the police charge against the jockey had been dismissed and discontinued last month. Cullen said there were no proceedings afoot against his client in relation to the matter. Cullen submitted that the conditions that had been imposed on Huxtable's jockey license should be removed. Queensland Racing Integrity Commission lawyers did not oppose the application. RAP chairman Kerry O'Brien said the situation regarding the matter had changed 'in light of subsequent events' since it was last before the panel last November. He ordered that all conditions on Huxtable's riding license be set aside and removed. Huxtable, who has ridden 482 winners in his career to date, is a South Australian-born jockey who was crowned Queensland apprentice of the year in 2020-21. During the recent Queensland winter carnival, he scored a Group 1 placing when he rode Chris and Corey Munce-trained Payline into third in the Doomben 10,000.
News.com.au
04-06-2025
- Sport
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Chris Munce confident Payline can produce Kingsford Smith Cup upset after enormous Doomben 10,000 run came as no surprise
Payline's enormous run in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 surprised many punters and bookmakers but not jockey Justin Huxtable and trainers Chris and Corey Munce. The four-year-old gelding jumped as a $51 chance in the 1200m race but went agonisingly close to upsetting now three-time Group 1 champion Sunshine In Paris. Chris Munce said he felt supremely confident heading into the $1.5m sprint after hearing Huxtable's assessment of Payline in his previous run, a ninth placing in the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm. 'We were very confident,' Munce said about a thrilling Doomben 10,000 when Sunshine In Paris, with James McDonald on board, held off fast-finishing pair Rothfire and Payline. 'Justin actually said to me in the start before, 'he'll be hard to beat in the 10,000'. 'He had no luck (in the Victory Stakes), he had a s--t draw and had to get back further than what we wanted but he was getting home better than anything in the race. 'Justin was quite excited and bullish that he could win the 10,000 and he was a nose off being right.' Payline will head into the rescheduled Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) on Saturday as a $19 chance before backing up in the $3m Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) just seven days later. The Chris Waller-trained mare Joliestar is the $2.90 favourite ahead of Giga Kick ($4.60), Benedetta ($7.50) and Bosustow ($7.50). It took Payline seven races before he broke his maiden status, in May last year on the Sunshine Coast, but since then he's had five wins and racked up almost $1m in prizemoney. Too good J-Mac! He lifts Sunshine In Paris to victory in the Doomben 10,000 ðŸ'° @mcacajamez @ANeashamRacing — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 17, 2025 'He's always shown us a lot as far as ability goes,' said Munce, who trains alongside his son Corey. 'He's pretty straightforward but he does have a few quirks. He's a bit of an insecure horse, that's probably the best way to describe him. 'Just little things upset him, like if there's a change in environment or his surroundings then he gets himself a bit worked up. 'But once he gets comfortable and he's confident in his routine then he'll do anything for you.' • Stradbroke hopes 'slimmer by the day' for Rothfire Munce has viewed the Doomben 10,000 as a good formguide to the Stradbroke Handicap since his first Group 1 victory as a jockey in the race (then 1350m) in 1992 when he defeated Rough Habit, who turned the tables next start in the Straddie. Meanwhile, connections of Group 1 winner Benedetta are still weighing up whether to shoot for the Kingsford Smith Cup or the Stradbroke Handicap. Warren said a decision would likely be made on Thursday after discussions with the classy mare's managing owner Laurence Eales. 'At this stage we're aiming to run this Saturday although we have booked Tommy Berry to ride (in the Stradbroke) in case we decide to wait,' the Victorian trainer said on Wednesday about last year's The Goodwood champion. 'We're closely looking at the weather for next week and weighing up if we should bypass this Group 1 (Kingsford Smith) for the Stradbroke. 'She's done all her work, she had a gallop on the course proper at Deagon on Tuesday and we're really happy with her but we're yet to decide. 'She's got 53.5kg in the Stradbroke which is a beautiful weight for her. 'Tommy Berry will have to lose a kilo to ride her but he's up for it.' If Benedetta does skip the Stradbroke, she will be then targeted at the $700,000 Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara, a race restricted to fillies and mares, at Eagle Farm on June 28.
