Sheikh to criminalize steroid use in horses in UAE
Dubai’s ruler, angered yesteryear a doping scandal involving his Godolphin racing performance inwards Britain, is to brand the usage of anabolic steroids a crime inwards the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is vice-president of the UAE in addition to prime number government minister in addition to ruler of Dubai, has ordered the drafting of a decree rendering the import, sale, buy in addition to usage of anabolic steroids inwards all horse-related sports inwards the UAE a criminal offence.
The decree is to accept immediate effect.
“I accept ever believed inwards the integrity of Equus caballus racing in addition to all other Equus caballus sports,” the Sheikh said.
“I have, inwards lite of the unfortunate recent event, directed that a decree last issued making, amongst immediate effect, the import, sale, buy or usage of anabolic steroids inwards Equus caballus sports a crime nether the UAE penal laws.”
Referring to the Godolphin case, inwards which his trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni was busted afterwards positive steroid tests on eleven horses, the sheikh said: “Regrettably, ane of my stables inwards Europe has late fallen below the standards that I await in addition to volition tolerate.
“As shortly every bit the internal investigations are consummate in addition to the requisite pre-emptory rules are pose inwards place, Godolphin volition become from forcefulness to forcefulness in addition to lead, ane time again, adhering to the highest standards inwards that gracious sport.”
Before the decree, the usage of steroids inwards horses inwards the UAE was legal, provided the drugs were non acquaint inwards the horse’s arrangement on race day.
Al Zarooni received an eight-year ban from the British Horseracing Authority afterwards tests revealed anabolic steroids inwards eleven horses nether his tending at the Moulton Paddocks Stable inwards Newmarket, which is piece of job of the sheikh’s racing interests inwards Britain.
Al Zarooni admitted during the disciplinary hearing that 4 other horses non tested yesteryear the ascendency had too received steroids.
Subsequent testing of all Godolphin horses, numbering roughly 400, revealed 7 to a greater extent than positive results, all inwards horses that had been nether Al Zarooni’s control.
Al Zarooni is appealing the length of his ban.
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