In sports, surges in testosterone can cause reprehensible behavior. In the memory of commissioners, never had such a degree of violence been reached in the locker rooms of the jockeys, until July 25. The scene took place on the racecourse of La Teste (Gironde). Baptiste Dubourg received blows in the face from Kévin Nabet, causing him to fracture his jaw. By decision of the disciplinary bodies, during the appeal commission of August 5, the author of the gesture was suspended for six months. The measure will take effect on August 19 until February 19, 2021. The obstacle specialist may however appeal by the first day of his layoff, if he particularly wishes to save his fall season where many Grands Prix will argue on the slopes.
"At no time should jockeys take justice into their own hands"
The victim, for her part, had her sanction withdrawn (15 days of suspension) once her appeal was deemed admissible by the commissioners of the Galop institution.
Faced with this unprecedented act of violence, the guarantors of the racing code, who cannot comment on the case as long as the fourteen days allocated to Kevin Nabet to defend himself are not over, however specify that any incident between professionals, intervening in the pregnant, must be reported to them.
“At no time should jockeys take justice into their own hands,” one told the racing company.
The altercation resulted in 45 days of ITT (Temporary Incapacity for Work) for Baptiste Dubourg, following the bodily injuries caused.
"My son does not wish to comment," said Christophe Dubourg, the father of the injured jockey, reached by phone this Thursday.
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Contacted that same day, Kévin Nabet did not respond to our requests.
