Pierre-Charles Boudot Exonerated of All Charges Against Him
- A court has exonerated French jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot, ending a five-year legal process and allowing the 33-year-old to resume his professional career in France.
- Boudot has not raced in France since his indictment in May 2021, after France Galop initially suspended him; the Ministry of the Interior later requested indefinite licence revocation in November 2022.
- Regarded as a premier rider, Boudot boasts numerous Group One victories, including denying John Gosden's Enable a historic win in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe aboard Andre Fabre's Waldgeist in 2019.
- Attorney Florence Gaudilliere expressed delight at the "excellent news", stating, "Pierre-Charles has shown exemplary courage; this is now behind him, and he will soon be able to return to the racetracks."
- During his suspension, the 33-year-old jockey made a brief return to racing in Qatar earlier this year, securing third place on Marco Botti's Giavellotto in the Amir Trophy.
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Five years after his conviction for rape which had put a stop to his brilliant horse career in France, jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot obtained a dismissal, his referral to the courts having been annulled...
At the end of 2025, Pierre-Charles Boudot had already obtained a dismissal in a similar case dating back to 2015 in Deauville.
Report: French jockey Boudot is cleared of rape charges
A court in dismissed rape charges against jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot, Racing Post reported Friday. Boudot, a three-time champion jockey in France and the 2019 winner of the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, had been accused of sexual assault by another rider in 2021 and was suspended indefinitely by France-Galop. "Having been away from the racetrack for several years, one of the world's greatest jockeys will finally be able to return to work,…
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