Why were six men given lifetime bans from horse racing in 1984?
Answer They tried to disguise one horse as another using paint and hair dye.
An Australian gambling ring disguised Bold Personality as the inferior racer Fine Cotton in order to profit. Rumors of a switch swirled before the race even began, and it was confirmed less than an hour after "Fine Cotton" blew away the competition. The real Fine Cotton's trainer fled the scene and went into hiding, and the mastermind behind the entire scheme skipped town, too, only to be found hiding in a cabinet at his sister's house.
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