Nicky Henderson's record £40,000 fine and three-month ban from making entries for administering a prohibited substance to the Queen's horse Moonlit Path at Huntingdon in February is likely to send shudders down the spines of all trainers. Cause for thought: Nicky Henderson suffered a record fine and a three-month ban Photo: PA In a 37-point summary of their findings, the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority set out their reasons for finding Henderson guilty of a breach of Rule 200, the one charge he fought at last week's hearing. He admitted the other three. The panel were satisfied that the paramount motive behind Henderson's use of tranexamic acid, an anti-bleeding drug, was to assist post-race recovery from a possible bleed. "But because of the very nature of the drug in question and his [Henderson's]... [read full story]
