Last year’s Ladbrokes St Leger hero Encke was the highest-profile name among seven further Mahmood Al Zarooni-trained horses to test positive for anabolic steroids.

Last year's Ladbrokes St Leger hero Encke was the highest-profile name among seven further Mahmood Al Zarooni-trained horses to test positive for anabolic steroids.

The British Horseracing Authority said Mahmood Al Zarooni has lodged an appeal against the severity of an eight-year suspension from training.

Mahmood Al Zarooni has lodged an appeal with the British Horseracing Authority against the severity of an eight-year suspension from training.

Suspended trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni claims he has been “advised to appeal” against the eight-year suspension he received for administering anabolic steroids to 15 horses in his care.

Suspended trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni was guilty of a “widespread systematic misuse of illegal substances”, according to the British Horseracing Authority.

Trainer Gerard Butler could face a ban from racing after admitting to injecting horses with anabolic steroids.

Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford spoke of “a terrible day for British racing” after trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni was disqualified for eight years after admitting administering anabolic steroids to horses in his care.

Mahmood Al Zarooni has been disqualified for eight years by the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority after admitting administering anabolic steroids to horses in his care.

Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni will stand before a disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority on Thursday afternoon after samples taken from 11 of his horses were found to have contained traces of anabolic steroids.

Classic-winning Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni is to face a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel hearing after samples taken from 11 horses in his care in Newmarket were found to contain traces of anabolic steroids.

Certify had no great difficulty in extending Godolphin’s record in the Shadwell Fillies’ Mile to three in a row when coming home unchallenged at a windswept Newmarket yesterday.

Doncaster’s atmosphere switched from heightened to distinctly flat within the space of three minutes as Godolphin’s Encke extinguished hopes of Camelot achieving a rare English Triple Crown in the Ladbrokes St Leger.

Andrew Balding has opted for the extra distance of tomorrow’s Sky Bet Strensall Stakes at York over Goodwood’s Celebration Mile on Saturday for Side Glance.

Colour Vision and Frankie Dettori survived a stewards’ inquiry as they held off fellow Godolphin runner Opinion Poll to take top honours in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

Mahmood Al Zarooni expects to find out whether Mandaean is a realistic Investec Derby contender by running him in the Betfred Dante Stakes at York today.

Mahmood Al Zarooni believes Pimpernel will benefit from the drop back in distance in what promises to be another informative renewal of the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket today.

Joseph O’Brien believes So You Think can scale even greater heights this season as he kicks off his campaign in the Dubai World Cup at Meydan.

Godolphin trainers Saeed bin Suroor and Mahmood Al Zarooni have high hopes for Dubai World Cup night on Saturday.

Dubai World Cup hopes get one last chance to stake their claims for the March 31 feature as they line up in the third round of the Al Maktoum Challenge at Meydan.

Diamond Harry is on course for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup after recovering from a successful wind operation.

Royal Ascot and Newmarket will be under consideration for Gamilati after the Godolphin filly created a huge impression in powering to success in the UAE 1000 Guineas at Meydan yesterday.

Gamilati gave notice that she will be a force to be reckoned with at this year's Dubai Carnival and beyond with a fine comeback victory at Meydan today.

Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor will no longer have a team of horses running under his name in the United States.

MOYENNE Corniche and apprentice rider Dale Swift were the toast of York on Saturday as they teamed up for a local success in the Betfred Ebor.

GODOLPHIN set a poser for punters by running two promising fillies as they seek to win the german-thoroughbred.com Sweet Solera Stakes for the third successive year at Newmarket tomorrow.

Drunken Sailor came with a strong run on the far rail to pip Harris Tweed in a thrilling race for the Coutts Glorious Stakes at Goodwood today.

MICHAEL Stoute is confident Workforce is in better shape than 12 months ago as he has a second shot at the Betfair-sponsored King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

THE weight of money for Wonder Of Wonders in tomorrow’s Darley Irish Oaks suggests the filly is poised to reverse Investec Oaks form with Dancing Rain and if that is the case it will bring trainer Aidan O’Brien one step closer to a second Irish Classic clean sweep.

IT was hard to avoid the feeling of anticlimax at Newmarket yesterday, but it will not have affected those connected with Godolphin as Blue Bunting slipped virtually unnoticed up the stands rail to collect the Qipco 1000 Guineas.

FRANKEL will face a maximum of 14 rivals, headed by Jessica Harrington’s Pathfork in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

MIKE DE KOCK appears to have forged another successful partnership with a major owner after the victory of Zanzamar in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial at Meydan.

Mike De Kock appears to have forged another successful partnership with a major owner after the victory of Zanzamar in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial at Meydan today.

SNOW FAIRY came out of her first defeat of the season in the Yorkshire Oaks in good heart – but no decision has yet been taken on whether she runs in the Ladbrokes St Leger.

At First Sight is out to prove his extraordinary run in the Investec Derby was no fluke in tomorrow's King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.

GODOLPHIN have two chances in today’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes as they go in search of a fifth victory in the Group One event at Royal Ascot.

FRANKIE DETTORI believes Rewilding has the right credentials to be a major player in today’s Derby. The popular Italian jockey broke his Derby duck on Authorized in 2007 and admits he would dearly love to win the premier Classic in the Godolphin blue for his boss Sheikh Mohammed.

Frankie Dettori believes Rewilding has the right credentials to be a major player in Saturday’s Investec Derby at Epsom.

FRANKIE DETTORI was at his peerless best as he rode an approximate 238-1 hat-trick to light up the Rowley Mile racecourse at Newmarket.

GODOLPHIN’S Frozen Power is the sole British representative in the Mehl Mulhens-Rennen – the German 2000 Guineas at Cologne today.

Mahmood Al Zarooni declared Anna Salai “fit and ready to go” ahead of her tilt at Classic glory on Sunday.

Rookie handler Mahmood Al Zarooni found a sleepy Wednesday afternoon at Pontefract an ideal opportunity to send out his first British winner for Godolphin.