Horses positive for steroids at sheikh’s racing operation
Godolphin, the thoroughbred racing functioning of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum inward Britain, is nether a cloud afterwards revelations eleven horses own got tested positive for banned anabolic steroids.
Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has admitted to what he described every bit a catastrophic error.
Sheikh Mohammed, the married adult man of FEI president Princess Haya, is reported to last appalled at the tidings as well as volition await at taking internal activeness next the outcome of inquiries past times racing authorities.
Al Zarooni, 1 of the highest profile trainers inward European racing, is to attend a British Horseracing Authority (BHA) disciplinary every bit a final result of serious irregularities inward samples taken from horses inward his assist at Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket.
Following an inspection of Zarooni’s stable past times officials from the authority, traces of prohibited substances were discovered inward several horses tested, including Certify.
The authorization has advised that, every bit a result, the filly volition non last allowed to select percentage inward the Qipco K Guineas at Newmarket side past times side month.
Al Zarooni has admitted that he was responsible for the direction of the prohibited substances, the Godolphin functioning said inward a statement.
Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: “This is a night solar daytime for Godolphin. We are all shocked past times what has happened.
“His Highness Sheikh Mohammed was absolutely appalled when he was told as well as this is completely unacceptable to him. We volition await the outcome of the BHA enquiry earlier taking whatsoever farther internal action.”
“Sheikh Mohammed has instructed me to laid about an urgent review of all of our procedures as well as controls. That is already nether agency as well as nosotros volition select advice from the BHA inward completing it.”
Al Zarooni said: “I deeply regret what has happened. I own 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 inward breach of the rules of racing. I tin exclusively apologise for the harm this volition effort to Godolphin as well as to racing generally.”
Godolphin said it would brand no farther comment pending the completion of the BHA investigation as well as inquiry.
The BHA said the samples were taken every bit percentage of its “testing inward training” on Apr ix from from 45 horses trained past times Al Zarooni at Moulton Paddocks Stables.
Eleven of the samples contained prohibited substances, alongside ethylestranol flora inward samples from Desert Blossom,
Certify, Fair Hill, Ghostflower, Orkney Island, Sweet Rose, as well as Valley Of Queens. Stanozolol was flora inward samples from Artigiano, Bathrat Amal, Opinion Poll as well as Restraint Of Trade.
The BHA’s manager of integrity, Adam Brickell, said: “Ethylestranol as well as stanozolol are anabolic steroids as well as thus prohibited substances nether British Rules of Racing, at whatsoever fourth dimension – either inward preparation or racing.
“Mahmood Al Zarooni has been advised of the analysts’ findings as well as has been visited past times an investigating officer.
“A disciplinary panel enquiry into the analysts’ findings volition select house at the root available opportunity. The horses which own got produced positive tests volition likewise non last permitted to race alongside immediate upshot as well as for an extended menstruum of time.”
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