Sibylle Vogt, the first woman to win a Classic in Germany, said in a statement that she had never had any contact with drugs or illegal substances
A trailblazing female jockey has been left “completely shocked” after testing positive for cocaine. Sibylle Vogt, who is Swiss-born but is based in Germany where she works for Arc-winning trainer Peter Schiergen, became the first woman to ride a Classic winner when capturing the German 1,000 Guineas on Novemba in 2021.
In the 2025 season she has ridden 17 winners which has put her third in the German Flat jockeys’ championship. But her campaign has been upended by the results of a routine drug test taken while she was riding at Compiegne in France in March this year.
According to the Galloponline website, a sample taken from Vogt tested positive for cocaine. The result of a test of a B sample has yet to be confirmed. Vogt, who has ridden 371 winners, was last week picked for the Europe team due to ride at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup meeting at Ascot in August.
She said: “The news has completely shocked me. I can’t, for the life of me, explain how this outcome could have come about. Throughout my entire career—and beyond—I have never had contact with drugs or other…
