In 1982 when Gundry Flyer won the Miracle Mile at Harold park his trainer Michael Day was on top of the world
Now Michael Day has been found guilty of fraud by the Goulburn Local Court last week and will face the possibility of a goal term.
Day was accused of charging training fees for a horse that did not exist.
Day pleaded guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception after defrauding a client out of $25,677.
Day’s offending commenced after a mare named Jag One – owned by one of Day’s clients – failed to give birth to a foal, having been artificially inseminated in 2007. Day did not disclose to the ‘owner’ that no foal had been born however, instead maintaining the charade that the horse existed for the next six years.
In February of 2009 the client attended Day’s property and was presented with a foal that she was led to believe was ‘Miriyan’.
For the next six years Day provided the client with various injury-related excuses as to why ‘Miriyan’ was unable to race, until the deception was uncovered in 2015.
Last July Harness Racing New South Wales disqualified Day for 10 years under rules AHRR 241, AHRR 243 and AHRR 187(2) & (7).
Day was arrested last October before facing court, where he was found guilty, final sentencing will occur in the Goulburn Local Court on March 16
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