Northern Territory jockey disqualified for riding horse into rival and making threats to harm

A Northern Territory jockey has been disqualified for nine months by racing stewards after some ugly incidents following a race at Alice Springs.

Jockey Ianish Luximon has been disqualified for nine months. Picture: Caroline Camilleri

A Northern Territory jockey who intentionally rode his mount into a rival horse and verbally abused and threatened to harm another jockey has been disqualified for nine months.

Ianish Luximon was charged under Australian racing rule 228(a) – conduct detrimental to the interests of racing – after a series of ugly incidents following the running of a race at Alice Springs on November 2.

The stewards’ report reads: “After passing the winning post he deliberately stirred up his mount using the whip and steered the gelding towards Flying Start, ridden by apprentice Lek Maloney.”

• When positioned at the girth of Flying Start he lunged and veered to the right causing his mount to come in close proximity of the gelding when the rider was not anticipating any incident and he took evasive action.

• When returning to the saddling enclosure he again aggressively stirred up his mount using the whip and reins and deliberately steered the gelding directly towards Flying Start.

• This resulted in his mount Fantasy Eagle being intentionally ridden into and making forceful contact with Flying Start on multiple occasions when that gelding and its rider were positioned up against the outside running rail.

• During the course of these two incidents he did, in a loud manner, verbally abuse and threaten harm to apprentice Lek Maloney.

Ianish Luximon.

• The conduct he engaged in was prejudicial to the image, interests and welfare of racing. The conduct compromised his own safety and welfare and that of his mount Fantasy Eagle and also the safety and welfare of apprentice Lek Maloney, his mount Flying Start and potentially risked injury to other riders and thoroughbreds that had competed in the race.

• The first incident was broadcast on Sky Channel and the remainder of his conduct was witnessed by multiple industry participants and was in view of other patrons on course.

The stewards also hit Luximon, who is originally from Mauritius and has also ridden in Tasmania, with a $500 fine which had originally been suspended from a previous breach of racing rules.

He was told he would need to undertake “some form of personal development with a focus on anger management” as a condition of him reapplying for a riding license in the future.

He was advised of the restrictions placed on him while disqualified and informed of his right of appeal to the NT Racing Appeals Tribunal.

In the race in question, Luximon’s mount Fantasy Eagle finished fifth of seven runners while Maloney’s horse Flying Start finished runner-up.

Originally published as Northern Territory jockey disqualified for riding horse into rival and making threats to harm