Brandon Stockdale has been disqualified for 10 months after a Victorian Racing Tribunal hearing into serious offence charges brought by Racing Victoria.
The former jockey’s case was heard on Monday, 29 June, with the Victorian Government’s tribunal listings naming Racing Victoria v Brandon Stockdale as a serious offence matter before Judge Paul Lacava, Dr Andrew Gould and Maree Payne.
Racenet reported Stockdale was banned over charges linked to forged signatures on licensing documents, a ruling that keeps the Australian racing figure out of the sport for much of the next season.
Stockdale Case Adds To Racing Victoria Integrity Focus
The sanction is another notable integrity outcome in Victoria, where the tribunal system handles serious offence referrals from Racing Victoria and publishes weekly hearing lists for public access.
Stockdale, who rode winners in Victoria before moving out of the saddle, had faced the tribunal at 9.30am by audio link.
The 10-month penalty is significant because it removes him from licensed racing activity rather than simply imposing a short riding suspension.
For Racing Victoria, the case lands in a week that also includes other serious-offence hearings on the tribunal schedule, underlining the regulator’s active enforcement workload across thoroughbred and wider racing matters.
Stockdale can now only return once the disqualification period is served and any licensing requirements are satisfied.
