banned jockey

Apprentice jockey Iqbal Khan was suspended for 10 days by the Killarney stewards on Wednesday for using his whip with excessive frequency and without giving his mount time to respond on his first ride in public. Khan finished second aboard Lucky Queen for trainer Pat Murphy in the first division of the mile handicap and the ride was widely shared on social media shortly afterwards.  In the final furlong alone, the rider struck Lucky Queen 13 times, including a couple of double strikes.  This caught the attention of the stewards,...

Banned jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot, who was indicted on a charge of rape in May of 2021, has had his ban extended another three months by France Galop, Jour de Galop reported on Friday evening. This is the third extension since the original three-month suspension. The charges relate to an allegation made against Boudot, by a then-25-year-old female exercise rider two days after an alleged assault in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Feb. 27, 2021. Boudot is currently under judicial supervision and served his initial ban from May 12-Aug. 13 of last year. That...