Racing Victoria to investigate racist tweet

July 14, 2015 Comments Off

By JustHorseRacing

A former jockey could land himself in hot water after tweeting a racist remark towards AFL player Adam Goodes yesterday afternoon before being deleted.

“Mr Schmitt is a registered stablehand and as such is subject to the Australian Rules of Racing including those pertaining to the use of social media,” said a Racing Victoria statement.

“Racing Victoria Stewards are aware of the offensive tweet from Mr Schmitt’s Twitter account and are currently investigating the matter.”

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Source:: http://www.justhorseracing.com.au/general-news/snippets/racing-victoria-to-investigate-racist-tweet/289179

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