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Former champion trainer Nicky Henderson has been banned for three months and handed a record fine for administering a prohibited anti-bleeding drug to a horse owned by the Queen. At a hearing earlier this week, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) found the 58-year-old trainer guilty of administering tranexamic acid to the queen's mare Moonlit Path before a race at Huntingdon on February 19. Henderson now facing a ban meaning he will be unable to race any of his horses between July 11 and October 10. He was also fined a record 40,000 pounds. This is a significant blow to Henderson who is one of Britain's most successful trainers. The punishment comes in a year when he saddled Punjabi to land his fourth Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and sent out a winner at Royal Ascot. In a statement, Henderson said: "I am... [read full story]
Arsenal host Standard Liege in the Champions League on Tuesday night, when they will be looking to secure a place in the knockout stages with a fourth win from five Group H games. It was in Belgium for the opening match of...
