Oisin Murphy considered quitting riding during cocaine ban
Oisin Murphy: "I wasn't sure if I wanted to ride again" after cocaine ban Thu 25 Feb 2021 Oisin Murphy has opened up over struggles with his mental health as he came to terms with the consequences of a three-month ban for failing a drugs test and admitted that one stage he wondered if he would ever return to riding again. The champion jockey was banned for three months in November after a racecourse test, taken at Chantilly in July, found traces of cocaine in his system. Having always strenuously denied he had taken any drugs, Murphy requested a B sample – and upon receiving the results, Fr...