Frankie cops it - but not too much...France's governing body France Galop has suspended UK ace Frankie Dettori from riding worldwide for six months for a "serious infraction of the doping rules". The ban was backdated to Nov 20 - something he and his lawyer had been arguing for but which France Galop have never allowed before. It enables him to ride in the Epsom Derby on June 1. Dettori tested positive for a non-performance enhancing banned substance at the September 16 Prix de l'Arc d
Frankie cops it - but not too much...France's governing body France Galop has suspended UK ace Frankie Dettori from riding worldwide for six months for a "serious infraction of the doping rules". The ban was backdated to Nov 20 - something he and his lawyer had been arguing for but which France Galop have never allowed before. It enables him to ride in the Epsom Derby on June 1. Dettori tested positive for a non-performance enhancing banned substance at the September 16 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe trials at Longchamp.