One Racehorse Network learned that a few months ago, on September 30, Christophe Soumillon was riding "Syros" in the third class of the Byron Stakes at the Saint-Gloo racecourse in France, when he suddenly elbowed the jockey Li Yingyang on the outside of him, causing Li Yingyang to fall off the horse. Li Yingyang suffered minor injuries after falling to the ground and remained awake.
Su Minglun immediately apologized, and after an investigation, he was fined by the French Jockey Club for a 60-day suspension from October 14, 2022, so he can still participate in the 2022 Arc de Triomphe Race held on the evening of October 2, Beijing time, and ride the horse "VADENI" (France) to finish second.
Race at the Arc de Triomphe in France 2022 Image from racingpost.com
However, the storm of Su Minglun pushing people down the horse is not over. The French Police de Jeux believes the incident was not accidental, but intentional. Therefore, they suggested that the French Jockey Club give Su Minglun an additional six-month suspension or suspend his jockey license outright.
Once the relevant incident was reported, it also aroused widespread attention and heated discussion, and some netizens said that Su Minglun was not just a foul, but an attempted homicide!
Born June 4, 1981, Summelon is a Belgian jockey. His father, Jean-Marc, was a jumping jockey. Because of his outstanding achievements, the Hong Kong media described him as "Wonder Boy" and "Shen Su", while the American media called him "Super Soumy" or "Wizard Kid".
Su had been training in Chantilly, France until his debut, and won his first race since riding in November 1997. In the 1999 season, he became a French champion trainee jockey. In 2000, he won five races on a single racing day, tying the record for a jockey to win a single day in French racing history. In addition to racing in France and winning the top horses, Lam has also raced in different parts of the world such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Turkey, South Africa, the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Macau and other places, and has won many major competitions.
Since 2002, Su Minglun has been hired by horse owner Aga Khan to play for his horses and has become a manager. During his tenure as manager of the Aga Khan Group, he won the Arc de Triomphe on October 5, 2003 with the "Bring Geely", making his debut in this important event. However, the two were fired in August 2009 due to an argument. In October 2009, he became a contract jockey for French trainer Lu Jie. In 2014, Su Minglun was re-hired by Aga Khan as his manager, during which time the two won many major competitions together.
Ming Lun Su Image from Racing Post
In the 2003 season, Summeron made his first French Championship Jockey with 207 races, followed by 2005 (226 headhorses), 2006 (176 headhorses), 2011 (162 headhorses), 2012 (165 headhorses), 2013 (228 headhorses), 2014 (168 headhorses), 2015 (179 headhorses) and 2017 (305 headhorses). ) and in 2018 (184 first horse wins), he was crowned the French Champion Jockey 10 times.
On 10 September 2006, Mr So made his mark at Longchamp Racecourse and again won five races in a single day, including winning the Grade 1 Ruby Stakes and two Tier 2 Foy and Neil Championships.
In 2017, Summelon won the French Championship Jockey title for the ninth time with 306 head horses, breaking Budade's record of 300 first horses in a single season set in 2016.
On October 4, 2022, Aga Khan Group issued a statement that it decided to immediately terminate the appointment of Su Minglun after the fall of the pusher, and the two parted ways again after 8 years of cooperation.