Leading National Hunt trainer Nicky Henderson branded as 'harsh' the British Horseracing Authority's decision to stop him from making entries for three months. Henderson learned of his fate on Friday morning, having last week been found guilty of using a prohibited substance on The Queen's Moonlit Path at Huntingdon in February. He was also hit with a record-breaking £40,000 fine. The 58-year-old handler faced a possible disqualification from the training ranks, but will instead be unable to run any of his horses from 11 July to 10 October. The punishment handed out means Henderson can continue to employ his workforce, and that owners can keep their horses with them if they wish. Henderson said: 'I am obviously hugely relieved that this saga has been concluded and, even though this seems a harsh sentence, we accept the... [read full story]
