Group 1-winning jockey Noel Callow under investigation over racist videos in Darwin

Noel Callow is under investigation from Queensland integrity officials after videos emerged of the Group 1 jockey taunting an Indigenous man and hurling racist insults.

A racially-charged video has emerged of Group 1 jockey Noel Callow ridiculing an Indigenous man.

This masthead has confirmed a street talk-style exchange, understood to be recorded in Darwin this time last year, is currently under review from Queensland Racing Integrity Commission officials.

“A video was recently brought to the attention of the Commission,” a QRIC spokesperson said.

“It is presently the subject of an investigation.”

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This masthead has contacted Callow for comment.

A second video has also been circulated, however, Callow is only heard not pictured in the frame.

In the 17-second clip, Callow, riding a bicycle on the footpath with a jockey whip in the left hand, fired extremely offensive racist four-letter slurs at pedestrians after inaudible verballing.

The leaked videos were initially shared privately but have since been circulated more widely.

Callow is again in Darwin to reunite with out-of-sorts Bear Story in the $200,000 Darwin Cup on Monday.

Callow last year placed third on then favourite Bear Story in the Northern Territory feature.

The 50-year-old also has two rides in Darwin on Saturday.

The Queensland-licensed ex-Victorian made a winning return to the races on Wednesday in Darwin.

Callow has only just completed a two-month suspension for a physical altercation with another rider in the jockeys’ room during a race meet at Doomben on May 28.

The street talk video has a playful start, “what’s doing crackers”, with the Indigenous man and then escalated.

Noel Callow screen grabs for story.

Callow: “Have you showered? F--- you stink like F---.”

Man: “Nah, I haven’t got a job (inaudible)”.

Callow: “You stink like f---. Have some pizza. Take the pizza. Eat. Eat the pizza.”

Man: “I don’t want to eat.”

Callow: “Have a shower then, do me a favour. Have a shower. You stink like f---.”

Man: “(inaudible) I sleep on the street.”

Callow: “So you don’t want a pizza … what do you want?”

Man: “I want a beer.”

Callow: “You want a beer … if you have a shower, I’ll buy you a beer.”

Man: “(inaudible) I don’t have a shower. There’s no shower in the friggin area.”

Callow: “Well jump in the f---ing creek … for f--- sake man.”

The conversation continued with an inaudible exchange before Callow said: “Good to have you on the show. What’s your name?”

Unable to understand the name after two attempts, Callow made up his own version before going with “Yothu Yindi! Yothi, that’s you, Yotha, ole Yotha”.

The man responded to Callow with “what’s wrong with you?” after the jockey started singing Treaty, the famous Yothu Yindi anthem.

Callow ended the clip with “Good to have you on the show, man”.

The exact timing of the videos is unclear, other than separate night and day interactions.

The daylight racially-fuelled clip started with Callow riding a bicycle up behind pedestrians.

“Look at these c--ts,” Callow said.

After an inaudible exchange, a pedestrian shouts “watch out where you’re riding your bike”.

Callow fired back with venom.

“Stop walking on the f---ing footpath, you f---ing c--ns,” Callow said.

“Get up the c--ns.”