Pierre-Charles Boudot

   Gifted the rail and an easy lead, Jacques Cygler's The Summit (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) punished his rivals under a perfectly-judged ride from Pierre-Charles Boudot in ParisLongchamp's G3 Prix de Fontainebleau. With the benefit of a prior outing in 2020, albeit Mar. 15 when second in Saint-Cloud's Listed Prix Omnium II, the bay whose best piece of form last year came when third in the nine-furlong G3 Prix de Conde coasted along completely unpressured to three out. As the 2-5 favourite Victor Ludorum (GB) (Shamardal) failed to find cover...

Champion French jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot has denied rape allegations brought against him for an incident in Deauville in August of 2015. The complaint was filed in October of 2018. Boudot voluntarily spoke with investigators at a police station in Chantilly on Thursday. His lawyer Florence Gaudilliere told media afterwards that Boudot "is the object of amorous revenge" and that he volunteered to speak to police, "because he has absolutely nothing to reproach himself for." Boudot enjoyed a career-best year on the track last year, his Group 1 wins including the...