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Champion French Jockey Boudot Has Ban Extended Another Six Months

Reigning champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot has had his suspension from racing extended another six months by France Galop as a result of being charged with rape.

The three-time winner of France's cravache d'or was stood down in May, along with fellow jockey Pierre Bazire, who has been charged with failing to report a crime over the same incident.

Boudot, 28, was released on €50,000 [$60,710] bail after spending two days in police custody, having been charged with the rape of a 25-year-old female work rider. This followed an investigation into a complaint made following a party in Cagnes-Sur-Mer on France's Cote d'Azur in February.

A statement from France Galop released on Friday read: “France Galop's commissioners have examined the statements made by the jockeys Pierre-Charles Boudot and Pierre Bazire, who are currently under investigation by an examining magistrate from Senlis Judicial Tribunal, with a view to potentially extending the precautionary measures taken against them on May 14, 2021.

“Though these two jockeys are still presumed innocent, in view of the ongoing legal proceedings that concern said jockeys, the gravity of the allegations and the damage they would cause to the image, legality and safety of horse racing, as well as the organization of any bets pertaining to horse races, the commissioners have decided to suspend, as a precautionary measure and for a duration of six months, the aforementioned jockeys' authorization to ride, in accordance with the provisions stated in article 216 of the French horse racing code.

“These measures may be lifted or extended at any time, taking into consideration any additional elements that may be brought to the attention of France Galop's commissioners.”

Boudot, champion jockey in 2015, 2016 and 2020, has become one of the world's top riders. He won the 2019 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Waldgeist, has ridden the winners of four French Classics and rode two winners at last year's Breeders' Cup.

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Boudot Banned Six More Months

French champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot has had a three-month ban by France Galop stewards extended a further six months as he faces rape charges.

Boudot, 28, was charged on May 12 for the Feb. 27 rape of a 25-year-old female work rider in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Also implicated is fellow jockey Pierre Bazire, who was charged in May with failing to prevent and report a crime. Bazire's suspension has likewise been extended six more months. Boudot, whose legal team has denied the allegations, had been previously accused of rape in 2018, but those allegation did not result in charges.

A statement from France Galop released on Friday read, “France Galop's commissioners have examined the statements made by the jockeys Pierre-Charles Boudot and Pierre Bazire, who are currently under investigation by an examining magistrate from Senlis Judicial Tribunal, with a view to potentially extending the precautionary measures taken against them on May 14, 2021. Though these two jockeys are still presumed innocent, in view of the ongoing legal proceedings that concern said jockeys, the gravity of the allegations and the damage they would cause to the image, legality and safety of horse racing, as well as the organisation of any bets pertaining to horse races, the commissioners have decided to suspend, as a precautionary measure and for a duration of six months, the aforementioned jockeys' authorisation to ride, in accordance with the provisions stated in article 216 of the French horse racing code.
“These measures may be lifted or extended at any time, taking into consideration any additional elements that may be brought to the attention of France Galop's commissioners.”

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French Champion Jockey Boudot Suspended After Being Charged With Rape

Reigning champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot has been suspended from riding for three months by France Galop as a result of being charged with rape.

The three-time winner of France's cravache d'or was stood down along with fellow jockey Pierre Bazire, who has been charged with failing to report a crime over the same incident, after both appeared before France Galop stewards on Friday.

France Galop said that while both jockeys are presumed innocent the stewards had issued a precautionary suspension because of the “seriousness of the allegations against them” and “the damage to the image of racing.” The measures can be lifted or renewed if further information is brought to the stewards' attention.

Boudot, 28, was released on €50,000 [$60,710] bail on Wednesday after spending two days in police custody, having been charged with the rape of a 25-year-old female work rider. This followed an investigation into a complaint made following a party in Cagnes-Sur-Mer on France's Cote d'Azur in February.

The lawyer representing the woman said it was highly likely his client, who works for a racing stable in Chantilly, was drugged before she was raped, making her unable to give consent. Boudot denies the charges.

The charges were announced by the state prosecutor in Senlis in the department of Oise, which also comprises France's main racing centre in Chantilly.

Boudot and Bazire were also identified as persons of interest in a case of witness intimidation. Both were placed under judicial control with Boudot barred from entering the Oise department.

Boudot is also being investigated over another rape complaint from 2015 in which the victim also alleged she was drugged. He denies the allegations.

In France this year he has already ridden 105 winners, double the number of the next rider in the jockeys championship.

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Boudot Suspended Three Months

French champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot, who was on Monday arrested in Chantilly and on Wednesday charged with the rape of a work rider in February, has been suspended from race riding for three months by France Galop stewards. Also suspended is jockey Pierre Bazire, who was charged with failing to prevent and report a crime. Boudot has been released on bail of €50,000 and placed under judicial supervision.

The charges stemmed from an allegation made against the 28-year-old Boudot by a 25-year-old female work rider from an incident in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Feb. 27, 2021, and from a large number of interviews conducted in the interim, according to the Senlis public prosecutor's office. Boudot, who holds a commanding lead in the current jockeys' standings in France, had been previously accused of rape in 2018.

France Galop had initially stood down Boudot and Bazire for two days following Wednesday's indictment, and with Friday's decision noted that the two jockeys remain presumed innocent during the ongoing criminal proceedings, but that the seriousness of the allegations and potential damage to the image of racing necessitated the suspensions. French racing's governing body likewise noted that the sanctions could be lifted or renewed depending upon information it receives on the proceedings.

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