A rollercoaster ride: his turbulent career from start to finish

June 1984 Rides first winner – Picadilly Lord at Navan
April 1988 First winner in Britain – Evichstar at Thirsk
March 1993 Lands a gamble to win the Lincoln for Jack and trainer Lynda Ramsden on High Premium
September 1994 Banned for six months after pulling Stuart Webster off his horse at Beverley
August 1996 Henry Cecil announces Fallon will be his stable jockey for 1997
May 1997 Wins his first Classic, the 1,000 Guineas on Sleepytime
November 1997 Champion jockey for the first time with 202 winners
February 1998 Awarded £70,000 damages after suing The Sporting Life for libel over Top Cees' victory in the Chester Cup three years earlier
June 1999 Completes Oaks-Derby double on Ramruma and Oath
July 1999 Splits with Cecil amidst tabloid allegations about Fallon's private life. Soon after appointed stable jockey to Sir Michael Stoute
June 2000 Ruled out for season after career-threatening shoulder injury sustained in fall at Royal Ascot
January 2003 Enters rehab clinic admitting problem as a "serious social drinker" and undergoes 30-day treatment programme
June 2003 Lands huge public gamble to win the Derby on Kris Kin
March 2004 Banned for 21 days after dropping his hands when Ballinger Ridge is beaten a short head at Lingfield
February 2005 Appointed stable jockey to Aidan O'Brien
September 2005 Arrested by police officers investigating allegations of race-fixing
October 2005 Wins Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Andre Fabre's Hurricane Run
July 2006 The day after winning Irish Derby on Dylan Thomas, Fallon is charged, along with others, in relation to police investigation into allegations of corruption
November 2006 France Galop announces Fallon has tested positive for a prohibited substance and bans him from riding for six months
October 2007 Fallon survives a stewards' inquiry to win the Arc on Dylan Thomas
October 2007 Old Bailey trial begins
December 2007 Old Bailey trial collapses
December 2007 It is announced that Fallon had failed a drug test in France

January 2008 Loses job with O'Brien after French authorities imposed an 18-month worldwide ban
September 2009 Returns to the saddle at Lingfield
November 2011 Finishes third in the jockeys' championship with 154 winners
May 2014 Wins 2,000 Guineas on Night Of Thunder for Richard Hannon
June 2014 Rides in both Derby and Oaks for Godolphin before registering his 30th Royal Ascot winner in the same colours when landing the King George V Stakes on Elite Army, but the association later cooled
October 2014 Moves to California in a bid to revive his riding career
March 2015 Returns to ride in Britain
May 2015 Goes back to California, supposedly to weigh up his options
June 2015 Rides at Santa Anita but does not return as expected for the Derby meeting or Royal Ascot
September 2015 Returns to Britain after four-month stay in US and says he doesn't feel ready to retire
November 2015 Backtracks to the US and starts riding work for Paul Reddam
January 2016 Work-riding starts to yield race rides and Fallon states intention to remain in California
March 2016 Fallon makes shock return to Ireland and teams up with young trainer Michael O'Callaghan
May 2016 Wins Group 3 1,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown on Now Or Never
June 2016 Rides Across The Stars for former boss Stoute in the Derby; his handling of the horse there is instrumental in subsequent victory at Royal Ascot under Frankie Dettori
July 2016 Announces, through Dr Adrian McGoldrick, that he is finished with race-riding