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Belmont Stakes horses face increased security (The Associated Press)
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Horses in the Belmont Stakes on June 8 will face tighter security for the second straight year. They won't, however, be kept in a detention barn three days before the race, as they were last year. [more]
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Godolphin scandal widens with more failed tests (The Associated Press)
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LONDON (AP) -- The Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday, with British racing authorities announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for steroids, including the winner of the world's oldest classic. [more]
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Seven more Al Zarooni horses test positive (Reuters)
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LONDON (Reuters) - Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St Leger winner Encke, have tested positive for anabolic steroid stanozolol, the British Horseracing Authority said in a statement on Monday. Godolphin trainer Al Zarooni was handed an eight-year ban by the BHA last month for doping horses with anabolic steroids after 11 tested positive at his stable in Newmarket, England. Al Zarooni, who admitted administering prohibited substances to four others, has appealed against the severity of the ban. ... [more]
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Horse racing-Seven more Al Zarooni horses test positive (Reuters)
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* Seven Al Zarooni horses positive for anabolic steroids * BHA to take no further action pending outcome of trainer appeal (Adds details) LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St Leger winner Encke, have tested positive for anabolic steroid stanozolol, the British Horseracing Authority said in a statement on Monday. Godolphin trainer Al Zarooni was handed an eight-year ban by the BHA last month for doping horses with anabolic steroids after 11 tested positive at his stable in Newmarket, England. ... [more]
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Iotapa wins Railbird Stakes at Hollywood Park (The Associated Press)
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Iotapa beat Ciao Bella Luna by 1ΒΌ lengths Sunday in the $74,920 Railbird Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the weekend stakes races. [more]
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