A horse race doping scandal in UAE leads to global ban on steroids

A racehorse trains during a morning session at the Godolphin Club in this file photo dated Wednesday March 23, 2011, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The doping scandal that led to the downfall of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni is now helping fuel a call for an outright ban on anabolic steroids in horse racing, it is revealed Thursday May 2, 2013, that the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, which includes the world’s top racing bodies, is expected to consider a global ban at its annual meeting in October 2013.

A Saturday, March 31, 2012 photo from files showing Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister and ruler of Dubai, on his left, Mahmoud Al Zarooni, the trainer of Monterosso from Great Britain holds the trophy after they won the Dubai World Cup race in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The doping scandal that led to the downfall of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni is now helping fuel a call for an outright ban on anabolic steroids in horse racing. <AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File>