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Fallon Loses Appeal of 18-Month Ban

Fallon Loses Appeal of 18-Month Ban

European top jockey Kieran Fallon, banned from racing for 18 months by the French racing authority, was denied his appeal of the sentence which was issued after a failed drugs test, the Racing Post reported Feb. 8.

 Friday, February 08, 2008
Murtagh is Coolmore's Main Jockey

Murtagh is Coolmore's Main Jockey

Jockey Johnny Murtagh is "really looking forward" to his new role as retained rider to the powerful triumvirate of John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith -- the main owners involved in the Coolmore breeding and trainer operation.

 Monday, February 04, 2008

Martin L. Fallon Jr., Trained Hillsdale, Dead

Martin L. Fallon Jr., a retired jockey and trainer who conditioned California star Hillsdale, died Oct. 15 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville.

 Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Fallon Loses Appeal of British Suspension

Jockey Kieren Fallon, implicated in a criminal conspiracy case to defraud a major British betting service, won't ride again in Great Britain this year after the High Court refused July 28 to overturn a riding suspension handed down by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority this month.

 Saturday, July 29, 2006

Fallon Denied License by British Regulators

The Horseracing Regulatory Authority decided July 7 not to allow six-time British champion jockey Kieren Fallon to ride in Great Britain effective immediately.

 Friday, July 07, 2006

Charges Brought Against Two British Jockeys, Bookmaker

British jockeys Brian Reilly and Dean Williams, together with bookmaker Owen Churchill, face various charges brought by that country's Horseracing Regulatory Authority after an investigation into betting on 10 races staged between Dec. 21, 2004 and Feb. 11, 2005.

 Monday, June 12, 2006

Fallon, O'Brien Sweep Rare Guineas Double

Kieren Fallon and Aidan O'Brien became the first jockey-trainer partnership for 38 years to complete the Guineas double Sunday at Newmarket when Virginia Waters won the fillies' Classic, the One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I).

 Sunday, May 01, 2005

Fallon Signs On With Ballydoyle Team

Kieren Fallon, who cut short his recent riding stint in Florida, could be appearing more in American races following his decision to sign up as retained jockey to owners John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith on Feb. 25.

 Saturday, February 26, 2005

Fallon Cuts Short Gulfstream Stay

After enjoying initial success, European champion jockey Kieren Fallon has apparently soured on his racing experience at Gulfstream Park and returned to Great Britain Monday.

 Monday, February 21, 2005

Fallon Switches Agents at Bailey's Request

Six-time British riding champion Kieren Fallon has switched to agent Terry "Jaws" Miller after his first agent, Ron Anderson, dropped him at the request of Jerry Bailey.

 Saturday, January 15, 2005

Fallon Takes 2005 Gulfstream Debut

Kieren Fallon, the six-time English riding champion, made a splash in his 2005 debut at Gulfstream Park Thursday, riding Cartoonist to victory in the ninth race.

 Thursday, January 06, 2005

Fallon Says He'll Return for European Season

America-bound jockey Kieren Fallon, who reached the 200-victory mark for the fifth time in eight years this week, insisted that he would not extend his stay in the states into the spring European flat racing season.

 Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Fallon to Ride in Florida This Winter

Six-time champion European jockey Kieren Fallon has engaged leading agent Ron Anderson and will compete in Florida this winter.

 Sunday, December 19, 2004

Fallon to Ride For Team Valor at Churchill

British jockey Kieren Fallon will fly into Louisville, Ky. Thursday and plans to ride two horses for Team Valor in stakes at Churchill Downs this weekend.

 Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Ouija Board Made the Chalk in Filly & Mare Turf

The burning question of whether or not Lord Derby's Ouija Board would go in the V05 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf or the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (both gr. IT) ended at the draw for the World Thoroughbred Championships Wednesday morning when she was entered in the Filly & Mare Turf and was made the 8-5 morning-line favorite.

 Wednesday, October 27, 2004

Ouija Board Records Historic Win in Vodafone Oaks

Suspected stamina limitations made it hard to predict a victory for Ouija Board in today's Vodafone Oaks (Eng-I) over 12 furlongs at Epsom, but that didn't stop the daughter of Cape Cross surging to an emphatic and historic seven-length win.

 Friday, June 04, 2004

Fallon Given 21 Days for Controversial Ride

Kieren Fallon, Britain's champion jockey last year, was banned for 21 days Monday by the British Jockey Club following his short-head defeat on maiden Ballinger Ridge at Lingfield Park in Surrey March 2. An investigation into unusual betting on the race wil continue.

 Monday, March 08, 2004

Fallon Under Investigation for Questionable Ride

Jockey Kieren Fallon will be investigated by British racing officials after a questionable ride in a race Tuesday at Lingfield.

 Tuesday, March 02, 2004

Islington Proves Her Class in Filly & Mare Turf

With a wicked late kick, favored Islington prevailed in a heated stretch duel with 45-1 longshot L'Ancresse to win the 1 ΒΌ-mile Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) by a neck.

 Saturday, October 25, 2003

Islington Doubles Up in Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks

Islington, last year's highweighted 3-year-old filly in England from 9 1/2 to 11 furlongs and from 11 to 14 furlongs, won the Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks (Eng-I) for the second year in a row Wednesday afternoon at the Ebor-at-York meeting in England.

 Wednesday, August 20, 2003

Fallon Handed 13-day Suspension

Jockey Kieren Fallon was handed a 13-day suspension at a Jockey Club disciplinary committee hearing, The Racing Post reported.

 Thursday, September 05, 2002

Islington Stars in Another Group I

Islington captured her second straight group I win Wednesday with an outstanding performance in the Ashton Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks at York.

 Wednesday, August 21, 2002

King of Happiness Takes Guineas Prep by Two Lengths

Saeed Suhail's King of Happiness overtook pacesetter Della Francesca with a quarter-mile to run, then drew away to defeat that rival by two lengths in Thursday's one-mile Craven Stakes (Eng-III) at Newmarket.

 Thursday, April 18, 2002

Nine More Entered for Epsom Derby; Right Approach May Prep at Sandown

Naheef, a recent winner of a Godolphin private trial race, was among nine horses added to the Vodafone Epsom Derby (Eng-I) at the second entry stage. In other Derby news, Sir Michael Stoute-trained Right Approach may make his 3-year-old debut April 27 at Sandown Park in the cantorindex.com Classic Trial.

 Thursday, April 11, 2002

Golan Impressive in Prix Niel Victory

Lord Weinstock's Sagitta Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) winner Golan earned his first victory since that early May race, winning the Prix Niel Casino Barriere d'Enghien les Bains (Fr-II) on Sunday at Longchamp.

 Sunday, September 16, 2001

Medicean Upsets Tobougg and Black Minnaloushe in Eclipse Stakes

Cheveley Park Stud's homebred Medicean remained unbeaten as a 4-year-old Saturday, when he posted a half-length victory in the Coral Eurobet Eclipse Stakes (Eng-I) at Sandown Park.

 Saturday, July 07, 2001

Prado To Ride Dr Greenfield in Belmont

Edgar Prado has the mount on British import Dr Greenfield for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) as Jerry Bailey will ride Stronach Stable's Thunder Blitz in the 1 1/2-mile classic, according to a Sporting Life report.

 Monday, May 28, 2001

Medicean Wins Lockinge Stakes; Arkadian Hero Sixth

Cheveley Park Stud's homebred Medicean rallied from fifth place in the early going under jockey Kieren Fallon to earn a neck-length victory over Warningford in the final strides of the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (Eng-I) on Saturday at Newbury. Pacesetting 7-4 favorite Swallow Flight finished another neck back in third.

 Saturday, May 19, 2001

Fallon Update: Nothing Broken

Champion British jockey Kieren Fallon reportedly has no broken bones.

 Thursday, June 22, 2000