American Horse Racing Bans Kieron Fallon
Kieron Fallon's Anerican racing ban, means he will not be riding "Ace" in the 1 and a quarter mile Arlington Million, or "Ivan Denisovich" for Irish trainer Aiden O'Brien in the Secretariat Stakes in Illinois USA tommorrow (sat, aug 12, 2006).
The Illinois Racing Board respect other horseracing jurisdictions rulings in American States and the Arlington Park stewards feel Kieron Fallon's presence will "call into question the honesty and integrity of horse racing due to his current indictment in England of conspiracy to defraud" according to the Thoroughbred Times (usa)
American jockey Garret Gomez rides Ace in place of Fallon in the Arlington. In the Secretariat, Fallon will be replaced by rider John Velasquez,
6 times Champion jockey Fallon is still welcome to ride in Ireland, but this ruling may be the way forward for other horseracing meetings abroad when it comes to a decision regarding allowing Fallon to race a donkey of mine in the future. We shall see.
No Arlington Million For Fallon
♠ Fallon Banned From Riding In The Arlington Million
♠ Jockey Garret Gomez Replaces Fallon On Ace in Arlington Million
