Horse racing-Jockey De La Sayette gets six-month ban for cocaine use

(Reuters) - Teenage jockey Benoit de la Sayette has been banned for six months after testing positive for cocaine earlier this year, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said.

The 18-year-old, who won the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster in March on Haqeeqy for Newmarket trainer John Gosden, will be allowed to return to racing on Oct. 17 after the BHA backdated the start of his ban to April.