Not Fallon’s Year
Kieren Fallon has had his share of trouble this year. “The 39-year-old Irish-born rider is among the elite jockeys in England, where he and Frankie Dettori dominate top class racing. He’s among the most talented jockeys in the world and has won hundreds of major stakes across the continent. But it’s been his off-track problems that have dominated the headlines this year in Europe, and there’s been a bit of everything. He was stung by undercover reporters from a British tabloid, was suspended 21 days for lack of effort in a race that was among the most controversial in Britain in years and was arrested, along with 16 others, as part of a major investigation into alleged corruption and race fixing in Britain.” (ESPN)
Related: “Fallon given new date in fixing case” (Guardian) and Bailey tops Fallon in International Jockey Championship (Dallas Morning News)
