Trainer charged over use of medication containing steroid
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British thoroughbred trainer Gerard Butler has been charged yesteryear British racing government alongside administering a medication containing an anabolic steroid, stanozolol.
The charges set yesteryear the British Horseracing Authority relate to the role of Sungate, a articulation handling developed inwards Italy which tin sack legally endure imported into United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland nether licence for use, but contains stanozolol, an anabolic steroid banned nether the rules of racing.
The Newmarket trainer admitted inwards the media inwards Apr he was dependent plain to an interrogation over his role of Sungate, which he said he administered nether veterinarian advice.
He told the Independent paper he had been advised inwards practiced faith yesteryear his vets as well as believed the production did non breach the rules.
He believed Sungate may produce got been given to upwards 100 racehorses but about Newmarket.
Butler stands defendant of vii breaches over the role of Sungate. The British Horseracing Authority has confirmed that nine Butler-trained horses had tested positive for stanozolol from samples taken on Feb 20.
Butler is charged alongside acting inwards a fashion prejudicial to the integrity, proper bear and/or practiced reputation of horseracing yesteryear administering the steroid.
He is farther defendant of injecting the horses’ joints himself, reverse to the rules of racing equally he is non a vet. He too stands defendant of 2 counts of failing to maintain a tape of treatments for several horses.
No appointment for the discplinary panel hearing has been set.
The potency said its wider investigation into the role of Sungate remains ongoing.
It said officials had spoken to several trainers to constitute the extent of the role of the product.
“Once all relevant information has been collated a determination volition endure made equally to how to decease on alongside this investigation. No definite timescale tin sack endure placed on this wider investigation at present,” it said inwards a statement.
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