Queensland stewards launch fresh investigation into jockey Noel Callow as another video emerges

Callow was recently disqualified for 10 months by stewards for making street talk-style videos which used “racially charged language”. The videos were recorded some time ago in Darwin.

The Queensland-based jockey pleaded guilty to two charges of conduct detrimental to the image of racing in regards to those videos but launched an appeal against the severity of the penalty.

As Callow waits to hear his fate from the Queensland Racing Appeals Panel, Racenet has learned that Queensland stewards will be calling him to a new stewards’ inquiry after another video came to light.

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In the video, stewards will allege that Callow directed an offensive racist slur towards an Indigenous man in an exchange on a street.

Callow also allegedly mocks the man’s appearance.

It is unknown when the video was recorded and Callow is not seen in the video, but it is his voice that is alleged to be heard.

Callow was due to front the fresh stewards’ inquiry at Eagle Farm on Wednesday, but it is understood he provided reasons to stewards as to why he could not attend.

Queensland Racing Integrity Commission deputy commissioner Kim Kelly told Racenet on Wednesday: “I can confirm that the stewards have been forwarded a video and will be inquiring into matters contained within that video on a date yet to be decided.”

Kelly declined to make any further comment.

No stewards charges have been laid in relation to the matter.

In appealing his 10-month disqualification last week, Callow told the appeal board that a 90-minute online course on Indigenous culture and a chat with former Sydney Swans champion Michael O’Loughlin made him realise he has been “disrespectful” to Indigenous people.

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He also revealed he had been a “functioning alcoholic” before his fight with fellow hoop Kyle Wilson-Taylor in the jockeys’ room earlier this year saw him slapped with a three-month ban from stewards.

He told the appeal hearing he had been hypnotised to beat his alcohol addiction and had received death threats after the Darwin videos were leaked to the media.

Callow read a letter of apology to the appeals panel for his conduct in the videos which had led to his disqualification.

He told the appeals panel he was on a media ban and would never again talk to journalists.

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