However, at the hearing, Mr Moore detailed the evidence of a number of those women, who did not back up Frost's case. November 24: Dunne is charged with bullying and harassing a fellow jockey on three race days in 2020. Dunne's legal team accuse the BHA of losing control of the investigation. It details Frost's statement with allegations of problems with Dunne back to 2017 and threats he had allegedly made against her. October 17: Watts' leaked report appears in a Sunday newspaper. January 24: Racemail reveals Frost's concern about her treatment goes back to June 2019, when she was involved in a verbal incident with trainer Johnny Farrelly at Uttoxeter.Īpril: BHA head of integrity Chris Watts completes his 120-page report into Frost's allegations, with Dunne told he will be charged. January 12, 2021: Details emerge of an angry exchange involving Frost and Dunne after his mount Cillian's Well fell fatally at Southwell on September 3.
September 2020: Bryony Frost complains to the BHA about her alleged treatment by Robbie Dunne.ĭecember 26: Frost talks about negativity in the weighing room after her King George VI Chase win on Frodon. Investigators interviewed female riders and asked them about their experiences. In an interview with investigators Frost claimed that other female jockeys had been bullied by Dunne. In addition, the sport believes it is an environment in which men and women can compete on equal terms.įrost’s allegations sparked an extensive investigation by the BHA, which resulted in a 120-page report. The hearing raises difficult questions for horse racing, which prides itself on the strength of the weighing room, where jockeys support and police each other.
‘It was over a long period of time and that is why I am here. ‘And it wasn’t just a spur of the moment, heat of the moment, knee-jerk reaction, losing his temper for a second. ‘There is a difference with Mr Dunne because it was happening frequently,’ she said. ‘So a senior jockey calls you a c***, but that’s fine… Other jockeys tease you but that’s just teasing, it’s fine… But you say if Mr Dunne teases you that is somehow different?’įrost, who at times became tearful under intense questioning, insisted it was different with Dunne. Frost is the most successful British female jump jockey
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