Pierre Bazire

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...

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...

Pierre-Charles Boudot, who was arrested on Monday in Chantilly along with fellow jockey Pierre Bazire, has been charged with the rape of a work rider in February. The French champion jockey was released on bail of €50,000 on Wednesday and placed under judicial supervision.  Bazire is also under supervision and has been charged with failing to prevent and report a crime. Both jockeys have also been named as witnesses to the intimidation of a witness. The charges relate to an allegation made against Boudot, 28, by a 25-year-old female exercise...

France's champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot and weighing-room colleague Pierre Bazire were arrested on Monday in Chantilly following an allegation of rape, according to reports in the French media. The jockeys have been stood down from their riding commitments at Chantilly today (Tuesday), where Boudot, three-time winner of France's Cravache d'Or as leading rider, was set to have five rides and Bazire three. This is the second time that Boudot, 28, has been connected to an allegation of rape. In 2018, a complaint was made against him by a female amateur...