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In February 2005 Fallon accepted the post of first jockey to Aidan O ' Brien's powerful Ballydoyle stable.

His new career began impressively, with a win on Footstepsinthesand in the 2000 Guineas.

By the end of the season he had recorded further important wins on horses such as Yeats, George Washington and Oratorio.

Fallon's 2006 ban from riding in England curtailed his opportunities, but more important wins followed for the Ballydoyle team, notably on the 2007 European Horse of the Year Dylan Thomas.

Fallon's position with O ' Brien ended with his worldwide ban imposed by the French racing authorities in January 2008.