BHA confirms Butler investigation
Butler told the Independent newspaper in Britain that, in what he described as an “unpardonable misjudgement”, four of his horses had been treated with Sungate, a joint treatment which contains a banned substance, on the advice of his vet.
His admission comes hot on the heels of the BHA’s decision to ban trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni for eight years after he admitted to using anabolic steroids on some of his horses.
The BHA confirmed some of Butler’s horses returned positive results after random tests in February and it is trying to establish how many horses have been affected, with Butler suggesting other yards in Newmarket may have used the product.
* Jockey Graham Gibbons was arrested at Wolverhampton yesterday after failing to answer a drunk and disorderly charge in court last week, police said. Gibbons, 31, was arrested by officers from West Midlands Police after partnering two winners at Dunstall Park.
