Eddie Ahern (born 6 December 1977) is an Irish professional jockey,[4] currently banned from racing for ten years by the British Horseracing Authority on charges of corruption.
[6] While serving the ban, he won the Hayes Golden Button Challenge,[7] a cross-country event run by Ledbury Hunt on New Year's Eve.
[8] In May 2013, Ahern received a ten-year ban from the British Horseracing Authority for his actions in five races which took place between September 2010 and February 2011.
[10] At the trial, he was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, intentionally failing to ensure a horse was ridden on its merits and of passing information for reward.
[9] His co-defendant, Clement, was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, placing a lay bet on a horse which he then owned and failure to provide phone records to the inquiry.