Angry sheikh locks down stables in drugs scandal
An angry Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered a lockdown of the Newmarket stables operated yesteryear Mahmood Al Zarooni spell drug tests are undertaken on all horses inwards the trainer’s care.
The sheikh’s Godolphin racing functioning was rocked this calendar week yesteryear intelligence that 11 horses nether Al Zarooni had tested positive to banned anabolic steroids.
Al Zarooni said: “I deeply regret what has happened. I receive got made a catastrophic error. Because the horses involved were non racing at the time, I did non realise that what I was doing was inwards breach of the rules of racing. I tin exclusively apologise for the harm this volition movement to Godolphin together with to racing generally.”
Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai together with the married adult man of FEI president Princess Haya, has voiced his anger over the positive drug tests, which volition termination inwards Al Zarooni appearing earlier a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary hearing.
“I was appalled together with angered to larn that 1 of our stables inwards Newmarket has violated Godolphin’s ethical standards together with the rules of British racing,” the sheikh said.
“I receive got been involved inwards British Equus caballus racing for thirty years together with receive got deep abide by for its traditions together with rules.
“I built my province based on the same venture principles. There tin last no excuse for whatever deliberate violation.
“Godolphin is fully co-operating amongst the British Horseracing Authority to buy the farm to the bottom of this affair together with receive got whatever appropriate disciplinary action.
“I receive got ordered the Godolphin administration to undertake an immediate review of our internal procedures together with controls to ensure to forestall whatever reoccurrence of this type of activity inwards whatever stables of mine.
“We volition last locking downwards the Moulton Paddocks stables amongst immediate effect, together with I receive got instructed that I desire a amount circular of blood samples, together with dope testing done on every unmarried Equus caballus on that premises.
“I tin assure the racing world that no Equus caballus volition run from that yard this flavour until I receive got been absolutely assured yesteryear my squad that the entire yard is completely clean.
“I receive got worked difficult to ensure that Godolphin deserves its reputation for integrity together with sportsmanship, together with I receive got reiterated to all Godolphin employees that I volition non tolerate this type of behaviour.”
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