JOCKEY Glyn Schofield has been fined $Aus 50,000 for his role in the sale of the unraced Equita to Hong Kong, an affair that has also seen trainer Brent Stanley disqualified for nine months.

Glyn Schofield (Nkosi Hlophe)

Schofield is the first jockey to be charged under rules that state riders are not permitted to take part in the sale of horses unless the principal racing authority says otherwise.

He pleaded guilty to the charge, saying he had no idea of the rule, having taken a $Aus 20,000 commission when acting as an agent for Hong Kong trainer Danny Shum.

As part of the transaction, Schofield also handed trainer Stanley $Aus 20,000 in cash in the jockeys’ car park at Randwick racecourse in Sydney.

John Bowman, chairman of the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board, described the action as “not a good look” before handing down the fine.

Schofield now has three months to pay the fine after also been hit with a $Aus 20,000 penalty by Racing NSW stewards over the sale of another horse, Lil Caeser.

“I was going to fly back to Sydney on Qantas, but now I’m going to give Tiger a look,” Schofield joked on Twitter.

– Racing Post