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Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni attends a news briefing at the Meydan Racetrack in Dubai in this March 29, 2012
DUBAI/LONDON: Godolphin are to close the Newmarket stable of trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni while dope tests are carried out on all racehorses in his care after 11 tested positive for steroids, Dubai’s ruler H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said yesterday.
“There can be no excuse for any deliberate violation,” Sheikh Mohammed, also Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, said in a statement sent to Reuters. “I have been involved in British horse racing for 30 years and have deep respect for its traditions and rules. I built my country based on the same solid principles,” said Sheikh Mohammed, adding he was appalled and angered about the case.
The Peninsula
