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'Kieren Francis Fallon' (born February 22 1965 in Crusheen, County Clare, Ireland) is a flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times. He is widely regarded as one of the finest flat race jockeys ever.
Keiran Fallon returned from his enforced sabatical on 7th June 2007 with a winner at Tipperary.
In 1984 Kieren rode his first winner, Piccadilly Lord, at Navan. He came to England in 1988 to ride for trainer Jimmy Fitzgerald his first winner in the United Kingdom coming at Thirsk Racecourse on Evichstar.
He is married to ex-jockey Julie Bowker.
Kieren has won the Epsom Derby three times; Oath in 1999, Kris Kin in 2003 and North Light in 2004.
Kieren Fallon is currently riding for world-class trainer Aiden O'Brien in Ireland, but is suspended (see below) in the UK, and has been riding trackwork in California.
Fallon is widely considered the best jockey in Europe and among the best in the world; his colleagues have commented on how hard he is to read during a race, and can be relied upon in every race - even at a wet weekday bread-and-butter meeting - to give his horses a ride and to be in the right place at the right time. He also gained much respect in the racing world for overcoming alcoholism and the infamous temper of his earlier career.
The current stopping allegations were sparked by the Ballinger Ridge race; when Kieren Fallon rode Ballinger Ridge who had drifted in the betting; he was a long way clear entering the straight, easing down when Fallon failed to notice the favourite gaining on him; he recommenced riding Ballinger Ridge but the damage had been done. Most people are of the strong opinion that this was a pure mistake; after all, who would prevent a horse from winning in such an obvious manner?
In the spring of 2004 the ''News of the World'' newspaper made allegations of race fixing against him, and he was due to appear before the Jockey Club later in the year to answer the allegations when on 1 September 2004 he was one of three jockeys arrested as part of a police investigation into the alleged fixing of over 80 races in the previous two years. On 15 December 2004 the Jockey Club discontinued its investigation into the allegations.
He will be joined by two other racehorse jockeys at the Old Bailey
Fallon was not at the two-hour hearing as defendants were not obliged to attend.
Fallon, 41, Fergal Lynch, 28, Darren Williams, 27, along with Miles Rodgers, 37, Philip Sherkle, 38, and Shaun Lynch, 37, deny the allegations against them.
They are charged with conspiracy to defraud between December 2002 and September 2004, by interfering with the running of horses to ensure they lost races, defrauding punters.
On July 3 2006, Fallon was charged along with 7 other people for conspiring to defraud the internet betting exchange Betfair. Fallon was one of 28 people answering bail at Bishopsgate police station in the City of London in connection with the inquiry. In a released police statement, he was described as being charged with "offences relating to allegations of fixing the outcome of horse races between December 1, 2002, and September 2, 2004, and money laundering". He was amongst three jockeys charged, along with Darren Williams and Fergal Lynch, all of whom had their licences suspended.
On 7 July 2006, Fallon lost an appeal against his revoked jockey licence, and was banned from riding in Great Britain until his trial for "allegations of race fixing" is over.
On 17 July, Fallon appeared in the Magistrate's Court to answer bail. He was released on unconditional bail. His bid to have the High Court grant an injunction to permit him to race failed on July 27, 2006.[1] His retaining stable in Tipperary, Ireland has made no serious comment for the moment but it is understood that they are anxious on two fronts, firstly that the integrity of racing must be upheld and secondly that a person is innocent until proven otherwise. In the meantime, Fallon is fully engaged in the Irish domestic scene while his lawyers work on his behalf in the English Courts.
Fallon is currently banned from riding in Britain after being charged with conspiracy to defraud by the City of London Police.
On the 29th November 2006 French racing authority France Galop suspended jockey Kieren Fallon for six months after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
The 41-year-old six-times champion jockey tested positive for a metabolite of a banned substance. It is worth noting that in almost all other racing authorities, the amount of prohibited substance in Keiran's system would not have qualified as a positive result.
The ban ran from 2006-12-07 to 2007-06-06 and Fallon duly returned on 2007-06-07 with a win at Limerick Junction, on The Bogberry for Aiden O'Brien.
The ban results from a sample given by the Irishman when he rode Ivan Denisovich in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on 9 July.
★ 1991 - 29
★ 1992 - 45
★ 1993 - 60
★ 1994 - 47
★ 1995 - 92
★ 1996 - 136
★ 1997 - 202 - (champion jockey)
★ 1998 - 204 - (champion jockey)
★ 1999 - 202 - (champion jockey)
★ 2000 - 59 - (injured in June and ruled out for the rest of the season)
★ 2001 - 166 - (champion jockey)
★ 2002 - 149 - (champion jockey)
★ 2003 - 221 - (champion jockey)
★ 2004 -
'Great Britain'
★ 1,000 Guineas - (4) - ''Sleepytime (1997), Wince (1999), Russian Rhythm (2003), Virginia Waters (2005)''
★ 2,000 Guineas - (4) - ''King's Best (2000), Golan (2001), Footstepsinthesand (2005), George Washingon (2006)''
★ Ascot Gold Cup - (2) - ''Mr Dinos (2003), Yeats (2006)''
★ Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - ''Embassy (1997)''
★ Coronation Cup - (3) - ''Daliapour (2000), Boreal (2002), Yeats (2005)''
★ Coronation Stakes - (1) - ''Russian Rhythm (2003)''
★ Derby - (3) - ''Oath (1999), Kris Kin (2003), North Light (2004)''
★ Eclipse Stakes - (2) - ''Medicean (2001), Oratorio (2005)''
★ Fillies' Mile - (1) - ''Red Bloom (2003)''
★ King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (1) - ''Golan (2002)''
★ Lockinge Stakes - (3) - ''Medicean (2001), Russian Rhythm (2004), Peeress (2006)''
★ Nassau Stakes - (3) - ''Islington (2002), Russian Rhythm (2003), Favourable Terms (2004)''
★ Oaks - (4) - ''Reams of Verse (1997), Ramruma (1999), Ouija Board (2004), Alexandrova (2006)''
★ Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - ''Bosra Sham (1997)''
★ Queen Anne Stakes - (3) - ''Kalanisi (2000), Medicean (2001), Ad Valorem (2006)''
★ Racing Post Trophy - (1) - ''Motivator (2004)''
★ St. James's Palace Stakes - (1) - ''Dr Fong (1998)''
★ Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - ''Independence (2001)''
★ Sussex Stakes - (1) - ''Ali-Royal (1997)''
★ Yorkshire Oaks - (4) - ''Catchascatchcan (1998), Islington (2002, 2003), Quiff (2004)''
'Ireland'
★ Irish Champion Stakes - (3) - ''Oratorio (2005), Dylan Thomas (2006, 2007)''
★ Irish Derby - (2) - ''Hurricane Run (2005), Dylan Thomas (2006)''
★ Matron Stakes - (1) - ''Favourable Terms (2003)''
★ Moyglare Stud Stakes - (1) - ''Rumplestiltskin (2005)''
★ National Stakes - (1) - ''George Washington (2005)''
★ Irish Oaks - (3) - ''Ramruma (1999), Ouija Board (2004), Alexandrova (2006)''
★ Phoenix Stakes - (3) - ''Damson (2004), George Washington (2005), Holy Roman Emperor (2006)''
★ Pretty Polly Stakes - (1) - ''Peeping Fawn (2007)''
★ Tattersalls Gold Cup - (2) - ''Shiva (1999), Hurricane Run (2006)''
'France'
★ Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - ''Scorpion (2005)''
★ Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (2) - ''Gamut (2004), Mountain High (2007)''
★ Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (1) - ''Aussie Rules (2006)''
★ Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (1) - ''Hurricane Run (2005)''
★ Prix de la Forêt - (1) - ''Tomba (1998)''
★ Prix d'Ispahan - (1) - ''Falbrav (2003)''
★ Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère - (3) - ''Hold That Tiger (2002), Horatio Nelson (2005), Holy Roman Emperor (2006)''
★ Prix Marcel Boussac - (1) - ''Rumplestiltskin (2005)''
★ Prix Morny - (2) - ''Elusive City (2002), Myboycharlie (2007)''
★ Prix de l'Opéra - (1) - ''Zee Zee Top (2003)''
'Germany'
★ Grosser Preis von Baden - (1) - ''Borgia (1997)''
★ Preis von Europa - (1) - ''Youmzain (2006)''
'Hong Kong'
★ Hong Kong Vase - (1) - ''Ouija Board (2005)''
'Italy'
★ Oaks d'Italia - (1) - ''Guadalupe (2002)''
'United Arab Emirates'
★ Dubai Sheema Classic - (2) - ''Fruits of Love (1999), Fantastic Light (2000)''
'United States'
★ Arlington Million - (1) - ''Powerscourt (2005)''
★ Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - (2) - ''Islington (2003), Ouija Board (2004)''
'Australia'
★ A J Moir Stakes - (1) - ''California Dane (2006)''
★ Hong Kong Jockey Club Plate - (1) - ''Polar Bear (2006)''
★ List of jockeys
★ BBC report of the 1-9-2004 arrest
Keiran Fallon returned from his enforced sabatical on 7th June 2007 with a winner at Tipperary.
In 1984 Kieren rode his first winner, Piccadilly Lord, at Navan. He came to England in 1988 to ride for trainer Jimmy Fitzgerald his first winner in the United Kingdom coming at Thirsk Racecourse on Evichstar.
He is married to ex-jockey Julie Bowker.
Kieren has won the Epsom Derby three times; Oath in 1999, Kris Kin in 2003 and North Light in 2004.
Kieren Fallon is currently riding for world-class trainer Aiden O'Brien in Ireland, but is suspended (see below) in the UK, and has been riding trackwork in California.
Fallon is widely considered the best jockey in Europe and among the best in the world; his colleagues have commented on how hard he is to read during a race, and can be relied upon in every race - even at a wet weekday bread-and-butter meeting - to give his horses a ride and to be in the right place at the right time. He also gained much respect in the racing world for overcoming alcoholism and the infamous temper of his earlier career.
| Contents |
| Allegations of Stopping Horses |
| Career Wins |
| Major Winners |
| See also |
| External link |
Allegations of Stopping Horses
The current stopping allegations were sparked by the Ballinger Ridge race; when Kieren Fallon rode Ballinger Ridge who had drifted in the betting; he was a long way clear entering the straight, easing down when Fallon failed to notice the favourite gaining on him; he recommenced riding Ballinger Ridge but the damage had been done. Most people are of the strong opinion that this was a pure mistake; after all, who would prevent a horse from winning in such an obvious manner?
In the spring of 2004 the ''News of the World'' newspaper made allegations of race fixing against him, and he was due to appear before the Jockey Club later in the year to answer the allegations when on 1 September 2004 he was one of three jockeys arrested as part of a police investigation into the alleged fixing of over 80 races in the previous two years. On 15 December 2004 the Jockey Club discontinued its investigation into the allegations.
He will be joined by two other racehorse jockeys at the Old Bailey
Fallon was not at the two-hour hearing as defendants were not obliged to attend.
Fallon, 41, Fergal Lynch, 28, Darren Williams, 27, along with Miles Rodgers, 37, Philip Sherkle, 38, and Shaun Lynch, 37, deny the allegations against them.
They are charged with conspiracy to defraud between December 2002 and September 2004, by interfering with the running of horses to ensure they lost races, defrauding punters.
On July 3 2006, Fallon was charged along with 7 other people for conspiring to defraud the internet betting exchange Betfair. Fallon was one of 28 people answering bail at Bishopsgate police station in the City of London in connection with the inquiry. In a released police statement, he was described as being charged with "offences relating to allegations of fixing the outcome of horse races between December 1, 2002, and September 2, 2004, and money laundering". He was amongst three jockeys charged, along with Darren Williams and Fergal Lynch, all of whom had their licences suspended.
On 7 July 2006, Fallon lost an appeal against his revoked jockey licence, and was banned from riding in Great Britain until his trial for "allegations of race fixing" is over.
On 17 July, Fallon appeared in the Magistrate's Court to answer bail. He was released on unconditional bail. His bid to have the High Court grant an injunction to permit him to race failed on July 27, 2006.[1] His retaining stable in Tipperary, Ireland has made no serious comment for the moment but it is understood that they are anxious on two fronts, firstly that the integrity of racing must be upheld and secondly that a person is innocent until proven otherwise. In the meantime, Fallon is fully engaged in the Irish domestic scene while his lawyers work on his behalf in the English Courts.
Fallon is currently banned from riding in Britain after being charged with conspiracy to defraud by the City of London Police.
On the 29th November 2006 French racing authority France Galop suspended jockey Kieren Fallon for six months after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
The 41-year-old six-times champion jockey tested positive for a metabolite of a banned substance. It is worth noting that in almost all other racing authorities, the amount of prohibited substance in Keiran's system would not have qualified as a positive result.
The ban ran from 2006-12-07 to 2007-06-06 and Fallon duly returned on 2007-06-07 with a win at Limerick Junction, on The Bogberry for Aiden O'Brien.
The ban results from a sample given by the Irishman when he rode Ivan Denisovich in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on 9 July.
Career Wins
★ 1991 - 29
★ 1992 - 45
★ 1993 - 60
★ 1994 - 47
★ 1995 - 92
★ 1996 - 136
★ 1997 - 202 - (champion jockey)
★ 1998 - 204 - (champion jockey)
★ 1999 - 202 - (champion jockey)
★ 2000 - 59 - (injured in June and ruled out for the rest of the season)
★ 2001 - 166 - (champion jockey)
★ 2002 - 149 - (champion jockey)
★ 2003 - 221 - (champion jockey)
★ 2004 -
Major Winners
'Great Britain'
★ 1,000 Guineas - (4) - ''Sleepytime (1997), Wince (1999), Russian Rhythm (2003), Virginia Waters (2005)''
★ 2,000 Guineas - (4) - ''King's Best (2000), Golan (2001), Footstepsinthesand (2005), George Washingon (2006)''
★ Ascot Gold Cup - (2) - ''Mr Dinos (2003), Yeats (2006)''
★ Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - ''Embassy (1997)''
★ Coronation Cup - (3) - ''Daliapour (2000), Boreal (2002), Yeats (2005)''
★ Coronation Stakes - (1) - ''Russian Rhythm (2003)''
★ Derby - (3) - ''Oath (1999), Kris Kin (2003), North Light (2004)''
★ Eclipse Stakes - (2) - ''Medicean (2001), Oratorio (2005)''
★ Fillies' Mile - (1) - ''Red Bloom (2003)''
★ King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (1) - ''Golan (2002)''
★ Lockinge Stakes - (3) - ''Medicean (2001), Russian Rhythm (2004), Peeress (2006)''
★ Nassau Stakes - (3) - ''Islington (2002), Russian Rhythm (2003), Favourable Terms (2004)''
★ Oaks - (4) - ''Reams of Verse (1997), Ramruma (1999), Ouija Board (2004), Alexandrova (2006)''
★ Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - ''Bosra Sham (1997)''
★ Queen Anne Stakes - (3) - ''Kalanisi (2000), Medicean (2001), Ad Valorem (2006)''
★ Racing Post Trophy - (1) - ''Motivator (2004)''
★ St. James's Palace Stakes - (1) - ''Dr Fong (1998)''
★ Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - ''Independence (2001)''
★ Sussex Stakes - (1) - ''Ali-Royal (1997)''
★ Yorkshire Oaks - (4) - ''Catchascatchcan (1998), Islington (2002, 2003), Quiff (2004)''
'Ireland'
★ Irish Champion Stakes - (3) - ''Oratorio (2005), Dylan Thomas (2006, 2007)''
★ Irish Derby - (2) - ''Hurricane Run (2005), Dylan Thomas (2006)''
★ Matron Stakes - (1) - ''Favourable Terms (2003)''
★ Moyglare Stud Stakes - (1) - ''Rumplestiltskin (2005)''
★ National Stakes - (1) - ''George Washington (2005)''
★ Irish Oaks - (3) - ''Ramruma (1999), Ouija Board (2004), Alexandrova (2006)''
★ Phoenix Stakes - (3) - ''Damson (2004), George Washington (2005), Holy Roman Emperor (2006)''
★ Pretty Polly Stakes - (1) - ''Peeping Fawn (2007)''
★ Tattersalls Gold Cup - (2) - ''Shiva (1999), Hurricane Run (2006)''
'France'
★ Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - ''Scorpion (2005)''
★ Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (2) - ''Gamut (2004), Mountain High (2007)''
★ Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (1) - ''Aussie Rules (2006)''
★ Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (1) - ''Hurricane Run (2005)''
★ Prix de la Forêt - (1) - ''Tomba (1998)''
★ Prix d'Ispahan - (1) - ''Falbrav (2003)''
★ Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère - (3) - ''Hold That Tiger (2002), Horatio Nelson (2005), Holy Roman Emperor (2006)''
★ Prix Marcel Boussac - (1) - ''Rumplestiltskin (2005)''
★ Prix Morny - (2) - ''Elusive City (2002), Myboycharlie (2007)''
★ Prix de l'Opéra - (1) - ''Zee Zee Top (2003)''
'Germany'
★ Grosser Preis von Baden - (1) - ''Borgia (1997)''
★ Preis von Europa - (1) - ''Youmzain (2006)''
'Hong Kong'
★ Hong Kong Vase - (1) - ''Ouija Board (2005)''
'Italy'
★ Oaks d'Italia - (1) - ''Guadalupe (2002)''
'United Arab Emirates'
★ Dubai Sheema Classic - (2) - ''Fruits of Love (1999), Fantastic Light (2000)''
'United States'
★ Arlington Million - (1) - ''Powerscourt (2005)''
★ Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - (2) - ''Islington (2003), Ouija Board (2004)''
'Australia'
★ A J Moir Stakes - (1) - ''California Dane (2006)''
★ Hong Kong Jockey Club Plate - (1) - ''Polar Bear (2006)''
See also
★ List of jockeys
External link
★ BBC report of the 1-9-2004 arrest
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