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Kieren Fallon was among 11 people charged by police in July in “Operation Crypton,” Britain’s biggest race-fixing investigation. He will stand trial in September.

updated 10:31 a.m. ET Dec. 18, 2006

LONDON - Six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon and two other riders will stand trial in September on charges of race-fixing.

Fallon, Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams will go on trial at the Old Bailey in London on Sept. 24, Justice Thayne Forbes ruled Monday.

One of British horse racing’s most successful jockeys, Fallon was among 11 people charged by police in July in “Operation Crypton,” Britain’s biggest race-fixing investigation.

The defendants are accused of conspiring to defraud customers of an online betting exchange by ensuring that horses lost races between December 2002 and September 2004.

Fallon, who became British horse racing’s champion jockey for the first time in 1997, won the English Derby in 1999, 2003, and 2004. He denies the charges.

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While in Australia, he was suspended for 10 race meetings for careless riding. In November, he was banned for six months after testing positive for cocaine while racing in France.

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