Summary Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday with seven more horses tested positive for steroids.
LONDON (AP) - The Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday with the British Horseracing Authority announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for steroids, including the winner of the world s oldest classic.
Trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni has already been banned for eight years after admitting to giving anabolic steroids to 15 horses in one of the largest doping scandals to hit the sport in Britain.
After tests on all Godolphin-owned horses in the English town of Newmarket, the BHA reported that seven based at Al-Zarooni s Moulton Paddocks yard tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol.
They include Encke, who was a surprise 25-1 outsider when he won the 2012 St. Leger, denying the favored Camelot the Triple Crown. A test on Encke after the race was negative.
Al-Zarooni has lodged an appeal against the severity of his initial suspension by the BHA and any further action is on hold until that matter is resolved.
Saeed bin Suroor is set to assume control of the stables. All of the Dubai-born trainer s horses were also checked by the BHA and tested negative.
