The punishment is an embarrassment.

An embarrassment? Were you looking for capital punishment?

Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said the steroid injections given to 15 Godolphin horses was part of a regimen that now-sullied trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni followed while he was in Dubai.

http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/stor...-regimen-dubai

yeah, saw that story on bloodhorse. valid point about getting steroids in one country, and then shipping.

What a guy.

MAHMOOD AL ZAROONI filled five unmarked syringes with an illegal anabolic steroid, took them by car to his Newmarket stable and passed them through the window to an assistant with instructions to dope five horses.


Al Zarooni had written the names of the five horses on a list that he handed through his car window with the syringes to an unqualified veterinary assistant, Sharif Mahboob. At no time did Al Zarooni seek advice from his team of vets or record the injections in the medication record.

http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd?event_id=1056435

i know if i lost my license for 8 years, i'd go on facebook for advice. :rolleyes:

I am over here in the UK and the opinion in the papers is that he was thrown under the bus by his bosses and the UK racing establishment. The opinion here is that e was not the master mind and UK racing is so dependent on the Dubai connections that there is no way they would investigate properly for risk of having them pull the plug and down the drain it would all go.

i don't think he did it all on his own. quick hearing and resolution. nothing to see here, people. move along.

Designated fall guy. He knew it going in and was ready to take his licks and move on. You can be sure he's set up for life though.

BHA testers extend Godolphin probe to Bin Suroor yard

03 May 2013

(excerpt):
The BHA drug testers on Thursday turned their attention to Saeed Bin Suroor's Stanley House stables in Newmarket as the crisis that has rocked Godolphin and British racing took an unexpected new twist.

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/i....aspx?id=66342

Cocaine and the blame game...

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/i....aspx?id=66580

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013...channel-4-news

New meaning to the flying dismount

The Welcome Back Frankie [Dettori] Maiden Stakes on Monday?

Okaaaaay.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/hor...om-now-on.html

I'm a horrible person for finding all of this so damned funny, I know.

British Horseracing Authority veto tribute to Frankie Dettori in Leicester

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/h...cester-1895236

"Confirmation that a race title at Leicester on Mon 20th May remains 'British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing EBF Maiden Stakes'

"The proposed title of 'EBF Welcome Back Frankie Maiden Stakes' was never authorised by BHA & was not deemed appropriate."


the original/official name of the race is hilarious!

Yeah I woulda called it the Let's Do Drugs but that name is pretty good too.

St Leger winner Encke among 7 more Godolphin horses to test positive

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/raci...tive-1.1400257

that is a bitter pill to swallow for camelots folks.

"Medical issues"...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013...omeback-stalls

Under strict French rules, a jockey would be in breach if found to be positive for many over-the-counter medications, including aspirin. "We're waiting for him to get back to us over medical issues," said Julien Pescatore, communications director at France Galop. He was said to have described it as "a private matter".


there's strict, no tolerance... and then there's ridiculous.

Sheikh Mohammed to criminalise use of anabolic steroids in UAE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/22644130

Now he can behead anyone who cheats better then his Majesty's cheaters..

Reminds me of the poker scene between Paul Newman and Robert Shaw in the Sting..

:tro:

Great analogy indeed!!

Unauthorised medicines seized at Sheikh's stud

SHEIKH MOHAMMED is facing fresh embarrassment following the seizure of 124 medical products, none of which have been approved for use on horses in Britain, at part of his Dalham Hall Stud operation in Newmarket.

http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd

i am shocked, shocked.

:rolleyes:


wonder who is going to fall on their sword now?

:zz:

Not to worry Pat Cummings will shine the light on the subject shortly

I wonder how many virgins Al Zarooni got from the Sheikh for taking his 8 years for the team.

Am I the only person that is wondering why all of this seems to be happening now?

yeah, i'm surprised. you'd think they'd do a better job at hiding stuff since they know they're under suspicion.

Sheikh Mohammed launches inquiry after police seize drugs from Dubai jet

(Excerpt)...

An illegal shipment of unlicensed veterinary goods was seized from a Dubai government private jet by UK authorities at Stansted airport earlier this year, causing Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UK's leading owner of racehorses, to launch an internal investigation into his equine operations.

Thousands of pounds worth of unlicensed products – including steroidal injections, anaesthetics and anti-inflammatories that have been described as "potentially toxic and dangerous to horses" – were seized and destroyed by the UK Border Agency and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate on 3 May at 7pm following the arrival of a Dubai Royal Air Wing flight. Sheikh Mohammed is monarch of the gulf emirate, as well as the owner of Godolphin, the country's largest Flat racing operation.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/201...ry-drugs-dubai

he launched an inquiry....gee, i wonder who asked for all that stuff to be put on board? hmm, curiouser and curiouser. :rolleyes:


'Her Highness Princess Haya, the sheikh's junior wife..' (gross)

She(Haya) wrote: "I wish for all managers to accept the responsibilities that their position bestows on them and to ensure that all efforts are made to protect the good name of the Maktoum family at all times."

good name? he runs a country that has rampant slavery. they shouldn't equate having money to having a 'good name'.

This story is the gift that just keeps on giving...

On Tuesday, the BHA's spokesman, Robin Mounsey, went further. "The VMD contacted us to let us know the seizures had taken place, to give us details of the products involved and to let us know that, in their view, there was no connection with racing," he said.

Oh. Okay. :rolleyes:

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/201...y-drug-seizure

Racing: Banned Godolphin horses to return

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-s...turn-1-3258288

Cleared of any wrongdoing.

Wait for it.....





































































In an internal report.

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/LAW_251945.html

yeah...nothing to see here....move along...

jedi mind trick...:rolleyes:

i'm sure the investigation was just as thorough as those done by the ethics committees in congress when one of their own messes up!