Former jockey Faith Collins has been banned for eight months after Racing NSW stewards determined she lodged a falsified medical document and later provided inaccurate information during an integrity investigation.
The case originated from a Racing NSW Integrity review conducted in May into medical records supplied by Collins as part of the requirements associated with her racing licence.
During the investigation, officials identified significant similarities between two separate medical documents, including matching handwritten entries, signatures, witness details and overall formatting.
Those findings prompted further inquiries, with Collins interviewed by a Racing NSW investigator on May 18 before being directed to attend a stewards’ inquiry at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club on June 17.
At the hearing, Collins was unable to provide supporting evidence, whether documentary, electronic or otherwise, to verify that she had attended a medical clinic in Albury during May 2025.
Stewards subsequently charged her under AR229(a), alleging she had engaged in fraudulent conduct by submitting a medical examination form that was not authentic.
Collins admitted the breach and the charge was sustained.
She also faced a second allegation under AR232(i) relating to the provision of false or misleading information during both the initial investigation and the later inquiry.
Collins again entered a guilty plea, with stewards finding the charge proven.
The penalty imposed initially consisted of two separate six-month disqualifications to be served one after the other.
After taking into account her admissions, cooperation and personal circumstances, stewards reduced the overall sanction to a single eight-month disqualification.
Collins was informed of her rights to challenge the decision through the appeals process.
