$200 fine for Vic breach of EI Bio-security

BITTERSWEET DAY: Joy at personal milestones for Mitchell Beadman was tempered at Werribee yesterday when he was slapped with a $200 fine by stewards. The apprentice inadvertently breached equine influenza protocols when posing for photographs with female fans.
"I've got to cop it on the chin and learn from my mistakes," Beadman said.

Two days ago, the 17-year-old son of champion jockey Darren Beadman - now riding in Hong Kong - rode his 50th winner when steering Narratives to victory at Benalla. It was Beadman's fifth success in Victoria since leaving Sydney due to equine influenza.

"I am loving down here and the win at Benalla means my claim is now down to 1.5 kilograms at the provincials," he said.

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