Champion jockey Oisin Murphy denies he took cocaine in failed drugs test

Rider tested positive for drug while riding in France Murphy could face six-month ban from saddle if guilty Oisin Murphy, the champion jockey, insisted on Thursday: "I have never taken cocaine in my life" after it emerged that he faces a six-month ban from the saddle for returning a positive test for the Class A drug while riding in France on 19 July. A statement issued via the Professional Jockeys Association on Thursday afternoon said that Murphy was informed of the positive result on 19 Augus...