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Three jockeys suspended for testing positive for cocaine at Galway racecourse

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Three jockeys suspended for testing positive for cocaine at Galway racecourse

Galway Bay fm newsroom -  Three jockeys have been suspended after testing positive for cocaine at Galway Racecourse.

All three tested positive for the drug at a meeting at Galway in October.

Ger Fox, Roger Quinlan, and Danny Benson were all technically handed two-year bans by a Turf Club Referrals Committee hearing.

According to the Irish Times, Ger Fox has had 18½ months of his two-year ban suspended provided he submits to random testing and continues to have the support of his employer.

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Roger Quinlan has had 21 months of his two-year ban suspended and could be back riding on March 1st provided he continues to co-operate with the Turf Club medical team.

Danny Benson’s ban will be reviewed in six months provided he positively engages with a treatment programme.

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