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Calif. horse owners want multi-state doping rules (The Associated Press)

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- California's thoroughbred owners announced Thursday that they are committed to joining eight other states in adopting a common medication program that could lead to national standards for horse doping.

Marinda wins Hollywood Park feature (The Associated Press)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Marinda won the $56,074 feature by 1¼ lengths at Betfair Hollywood Park on Thursday for Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella.

Spa City Fever wins Belmont feature (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Spa City Fever easily beat two rivals Thursday in the $72,900 allowance feature at Belmont Park.

Orb, Oxbow still on track for Belmont Stakes (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Trainer Shug McGaughey is still thinking Belmont Stakes for his Kentucky Derby winner after Orb galloped a mile Thursday morning at Belmont Park.

UAE to criminalize use of steroids on race horses (The Associated Press)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The ruler of Dubai, stung by a doping scandal involving his horses in Britain, is making the use of steroids on race horses a criminal offense across the United Arab Emirates.

Horse racing-UAE to make doping horses a criminal offence (Reuters)

By Martin Dokoupil DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Giving anabolic steroids to horses will become a criminal offence in the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who also owns the Godolphin stables where 18 horses have failed tests for the drugs this year, said on Thursday. "I have always believed in the integrity of horse racing and all other horse sports," Sheikh Mohammed, who is also a ruler of Dubai, said in a statement. ...

Irish jockey Ahern gets 10-year ban for corruption (The Associated Press)

LONDON (AP) -- The British Horseracing Authority has been banned Irish jockey Eddie Ahern for 10 years for violating corruption rules.

Declan's Warrior wins Belmont's Gygistar Stakes (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Declan's Warrior rallied to beat Tenango by a neck in the $83,300 Gygistar Stakes for 3-year-olds on Wednesday at Belmont Park.

Horse racing-Jockey Ahern banned for 10 years (Reuters)

(Updates with ban) LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Jockey Eddie Ahern was banned for 10 years on Wednesday after being found guilty of three breaches of British Horseracing Authority (BHA) rules following a corruption inquiry. The 35-year-old was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, intentionally failing to ensure the horse Judgethemoment was ridden on its merits at Lingfield in January 2011 and of passing information for reward, the BHA said in a statement on its website (www.britishhorseracing.com). ...

Jockey Ahern found guilty in corruption inquiry (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - Jockey Eddie Ahern has been found guilty of three breaches of British Horseracing Authority (BHA) rules following a corruption inquiry. His punishment will be decided later on Wednesday, the BHA said in a statement on its website (www.britishhorseracing.com) Ahern was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, intentionally failing to ensure the horse Judgethemoment was ridden on its merits at Lingfield in January 2011 and of passing information for reward. ...

Horse racing-Jockey Ahern found guilty in corruption inquiry (Reuters)

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Jockey Eddie Ahern has been found guilty of three breaches of British Horseracing Authority (BHA) rules following a corruption inquiry. His punishment will be decided later on Wednesday, the BHA said in a statement on its website (www.britishhorseracing.com) Ahern was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, intentionally failing to ensure the horse Judgethemoment was ridden on its merits at Lingfield in January 2011 and of passing information for reward. ...

Belmont Stakes horses face increased security (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Horses in the Belmont Stakes on June 8 will face tighter security for the second straight year. They won't, however, be kept in a detention barn three days before the race, as they were last year.

Godolphin scandal widens with more failed tests (The Associated Press)

LONDON (AP) -- The Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday, with British racing authorities announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for steroids, including the winner of the world's oldest classic.

Seven more Al Zarooni horses test positive (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St Leger winner Encke, have tested positive for anabolic steroid stanozolol, the British Horseracing Authority said in a statement on Monday. Godolphin trainer Al Zarooni was handed an eight-year ban by the BHA last month for doping horses with anabolic steroids after 11 tested positive at his stable in Newmarket, England. Al Zarooni, who admitted administering prohibited substances to four others, has appealed against the severity of the ban. ...

Horse racing-Seven more Al Zarooni horses test positive (Reuters)

* Seven Al Zarooni horses positive for anabolic steroids * BHA to take no further action pending outcome of trainer appeal (Adds details) LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St Leger winner Encke, have tested positive for anabolic steroid stanozolol, the British Horseracing Authority said in a statement on Monday. Godolphin trainer Al Zarooni was handed an eight-year ban by the BHA last month for doping horses with anabolic steroids after 11 tested positive at his stable in Newmarket, England. ...

Iotapa wins Railbird Stakes at Hollywood Park (The Associated Press)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Iotapa beat Ciao Bella Luna by 1¼ lengths Sunday in the $74,920 Railbird Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the weekend stakes races.

Fearless Jacq wins Belmont's Miss Otis Stakes (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fearless Jacq drew off to a 2 3/4 length win over Fab Flowers over a rain-soften turf course Sunday in the $85,000 Miss Otis Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park.

Smoldering Beauty wins Monmouth Park feature (The Associated Press)

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) -- Smoldering Beauty took the early lead and ran off to an easy win in the $44,000 allowance feature at Monmouth Park on Sunday, beating Heir Storm by 5 3/4 lengths.

Orb leaves Preakness in excellent shape (Reuters)

By Steve Ginsburg BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said on his colt emerged from the Preakness Stakes in excellent shape and remained at a loss to explain the colt's puzzling performance. The Kentucky Derby champion was a prohibitive 3-5 favorite in Saturday's $1 million race at Pimlico Race Course but ran out of gas in the stretch and finished fourth. Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot ridden by Gary Stevens and trained by D. Wayne Lukas, scored an unlikely wire-to-wire victory before more than 117,000 at Pimlico. ...

Belmont Stakes: Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards (The Associated Press)

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Another year, another Triple Crown hopeful unable to come through.

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