Liam Quinlan, who claimed he was ‘not really abusive’, was fined £216 for his alleged outburst before riding at Tramore on New Year’s Day
Liam Quinlan has been fined by stewards
A jockey has been fined for alleged ‘serious verbal abuse’ of a car park attendant. Liam Quinlan, a jump jockey with 56 career wins in Ireland, was riding at the meeting at Tramore on New Year’s Day where he had one mount.
A bumper crowd of 7,500 had seen local trainer Henry De Bromhead capture the feature prize, the O’Driscoll’s Irish Whiskey Chase with Heart Wood. Quinlan was riding in the day’s final race in which his horse Toor Moon went off a 9-2 chance for a 2m7f handicap chase but was beaten a total of 41 lengths when finishing ninth of ten, having cut out some of the running.
However he had been reported to the stewards by car park attendant Peter Keane who claimed he had received ‘serious verbal abuse’ from the jockey after he told him the car park was full.
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Quinlan denied being ‘really abusive’ but he was found in breach of Racing’s Rule 272 which deals with misconduct and behaviour that is prejudicial to the reputation of horseracing.
Quinlan, from Littleton, County Tipperary, turned professional in 2019 with his biggest success coming on Sequoiaspirit in the valuable Tara Handicap Hurdle at Navan in 2024. He has ridden six winners this season.
The alleged incident occurred at Tramore racecourse
The stewards report said: “The Raceday Stewards received a report from Mr. Peter Keane, a parking attendant on the day, that he received serious verbal abuse from rider L. Quinlan.
“Evidence was heard from Mr. Peter Keane who stated that on informing L. Quinlan that the car park was full he received continual serious verbal abuse.
“Evidence was also heard from L. Quinlan who stated that he attempted to park in what he deemed to be the jockeys carpark, however Mr Keane advised him that the carpark was full.
“He further stated that he was not really abusive. Having considered the matter the Raceday Stewards found L. Quinlan to be in breach of Rule 272 and having considered his clean record in this regard, they fined him €250 on this occasion.”