Seven more Al Zarooni horses positive for steroids
Seven to a greater extent than horses nether the attention of disgraced trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni conduct keep tested positive to anabolic steroids.
Al Zarooni, who trained horses at Moulton Paddocks inwards Newmarket for the Godolphin racing empire owned past times Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received an eight-year ban on Apr 25 afterwards admitted he had doped xi horses.
He revealed at the hearing that roughly other 4 horses nether his attention that were non tested past times the authorisation had also received the banned steroids.
The authorisation announced afterwards the British Horseracing Authority’s Disciplinary Panel hearing that resulted inwards his ban that it would survive conducting tests on all Godolphin-owned horses inwards preparation inwards Newmarket, including those at Moulton Paddocks – the yard formerly licensed to Mahmood Al Zarooni – every bit good every bit horses trained past times Saeed bin Suroor.
Between Apr 29 in addition to May 2, blood samples were taken from 391 horses in addition to sent for analysis.
The laboratory advised that analysis of samples from horses based at Moulton Paddocks identified 7 farther positive tests for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid in addition to hence a prohibited marrow nether the Rules of Racing.
All of the horses nether the attention in addition to command of Saeed bin Suroor tested negative. He is to conduct keep over preparation duties at Moulton Paddock spell a novel trainer is sought.
The horses that tested positive were Encke, Energizer, Genius Beast, Improvation, Stamford, Steeler and
Zip Top.
The authorisation said Godolphin had been informed of the results, every bit had Al Zarooni, through his solicitor.
Both Godolphin in addition to Mahmood Al Zarooni, who has lodged an appeal against the length of his ban, conduct keep also been told they conduct keep the option inside the rules of racing to inquire that the relevant samples survive subjected to B-sample analysis until May 23.
Subject to confirmation should the B samples survive sent for counter-analysis, the 7 horses volition survive suspended from running inwards United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland for half-dozen months, until Oct 29.
The authorisation also notified Godolphin that the application for Saeed bin Suroor to conduct keep accuse of Moulton Paddocks volition at i time survive processed.
The authority’s manager of integrity, legal in addition to risk, Adam Brickell, said: “We volition non survive taking whatsoever dissever activeness inwards abide by of these additional positive results whilst Mr Al Zarooni’s appeal procedure is on-going.
“In the meantime, the latest findings … volition shape the dependent area of farther interviews every bit purpose of the BHA’s continuing investigation.
“From the outset, i of the aims of the investigation, inwards add-on to trying to empathise the surroundings inside which such serious breaches came to survive committed, has been to position what measures are needed to ensure the yard operates inwards accordance alongside the Rules inwards future. The findings volition survive shared alongside Godolphin in addition to volition also aid the BHA alongside regard to the hereafter licensing of the yard.”
Authority original executive Paul Bittar said: “These exam results endorse the swift activeness in addition to measures taken past times the BHA inwards this matter. Whatever the upshot of his appeal earlier the independent Appeal Board, the gravity in addition to scale of the infringements warranted Mahmood Al Zarooni beingness removed from command of the yard every bit chop-chop every bit possible.
“We welcome the intelligence that Saeed bin Suroor’s horses tested negative in addition to this clears the agency for him to at i time conduct keep accuse of Moulton Paddocks.”
Meanwhile, Bin Suroor said he expected to survive preparation at Moulton Paddocks entirely for a few weeks, until a novel trainer for the facility was found.
He said: “I’m happy that my stable is clear. I said before, the BHA tin come upwards whatsoever fourth dimension they like, I’ve got absolutely nada to hide.
“Ever since nosotros started, everything has gone inwards the books. I knew 100% that they wouldn’t observe anything in addition to at i time everybody else knows the same.”
Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford commented: “It is plainly real disappointing that 7 farther horses conduct keep tested positive for stanozolol.
“These results highlight why His Highness Sheikh Mohammed took the conclusion to lock downward the stables at Moulton Paddocks until every Godolphin Equus caballus inwards preparation at Newmarket had been tested.
“All of Saeed bin Suroor’s horses conduct keep tested clear in addition to nosotros are working alongside the BHA to position everything dorsum inwards monastic enjoin at Moulton Paddocks.”
Encke was routinely tested afterwards finishing 3rd inwards the Group ii Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur Stakes at York in addition to afterwards winning the Group 1 Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster in addition to the colt returned negative results on both occasions.
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