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Re: [RC] does this seem fair to anyone???? - pinkerton mcfly
Sheikh stripped of endurance title

H&H staff writer

13 July, 2006

Sheikh Majid bin Mohd Al Maktoum has been stripped of his third place in the 2005 European Endurance Championship The International Equestrian Federation has stripped Sheikh Majid bin Mohd Al Maktoum of his third place in the 2005 European Endurance Championship. (sheikh majid is sheikh mohammed's son who owns the Atlantic Endurance SARL)

His horse, Orkara, tested positive to guanabenz and its metabolite hydroxy-guanabenz — a long-acting sedative and analgesic used in humans to decrease heartrate.

Representing the UAE the Sheikh, then 17, was too young to be dealt with as the "person responsible" (PR).

Ismail Mohammed, an experienced trainer, was nominated as PR. On 28 June, the FEI judicial committee suspended him from taking part in or training horses at international events for one year and fined him CHF5,000 (£2,207).

While Mr Mohammed said the drug could have been given "during the race by a third party", the committee concluded he could not rebut the presumption of a deliberate attempt to affect performance.

# This news report was first published in Horse & Hound (13 July, '06)

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Subject: Re: [RC] does this seem fair to anyone???? 

What were the other doping charges against this stable and when did it happen?