Racing: Conviction after former jockey breaches home detention

Former top jockey Leanne Isherwood has been convicted and discharged for an illegal trip to a dairy while on home detention.

Isherwood, who is serving the 12-month home detention sentence following a methamphetamine conviction, was returning home from an approved visit to a doctor on January 24 when seen going to the dairy by a probation officer.

In Palmerston North District Court yesterday, lawyer Peter Coles said Isherwood had merely wanted to buy some food - something she was finding difficult to do under her home detention conditions.

Judge Gregory Ross convicted and discharged her.

Isherwood is living at a Palmerston North property and has said she wants to return to racing once her sentence is over.

- NZPA