You’d think that there would be a limit to who is doping these days. Obviously Manny Ramirez, Barry Bonds, A-Rod and Roger Clemens could be excluded from this conversation, but the Queen of England? I didn’t expect to see her name involved in a performance-enhancing drug scandal. But yet here I sit, typing about the latest positive test and it involved one of Queen Elizabeth II’s race horses.Six-year old Moonlit Path tested positive for a banned substance, tranexamic acid, which prevents hemorrhaging following her sixth place debut in February at Huntingdon. Moonlit’s trainer Nicky Henderson has subsequently been charged with breaching two rules by the British Horseracing Authority.
Henderson, who has a hearing set in June, admits he did administer the banned substance but not to help with its performance.
"The substance concerned was administered by my vet entirely in the interests of the horse's welfare, which is always paramount," Henderson said. "There was no intention to enhance performance and it is worth pointing out that we won the race in question with the odds-on Ravello Bay."
The Queen has been notified of the positive test.
Watch out Nicky, because the British horse racing popo are on your tail!
(Photo: AP; source)
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