Horse Racing Bad Fall Caused By Cristophe Soumillion Leads To Ridiculous Ruling On Suspension

Cristophe Soumillion was suspended for 60 days for throwing an elbow at Rossa Ryan. The incident happened on Friday 30th September at the St. Cloud Racecourse in France.

Cristophe Soumillion is a 10-time jockey champion in France. He rode for Aga Khan Stud, a large and profitable horse stable. Agas Khan announced that they were parting ways with him four days after the incident. On Sunday, Agans allows Soumillion to ride his horse Vadeni in the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe race in Paris. Vadani finished second. Aiden O‘Brien hired Sou million to riding his horses Order of Australia in Coolmore Turf Mile at Keeneland in Kentucky on Saturday.

Christophe Soumillion was suspended for elbowing another jockey off a horse moving at 40 mph. It's another black eye for the sport. Medina Spirit was stripped of the title for drug use, his trainer Bob Baffert was banned for a year and three men were convicted of manipulating bets at the Breeders Cup of 2022.