Twenty-six individuals have been arrested in France, Spain, and Italy in conjunction with an investigation into a horse racing doping ring, reports the New Straits Times.
Those in custody include veterinarians, pharmacists, and trainers from both Thoroughbred racing and trot racing. They may face charges of both trafficking in doping products and fraud.
Trainers arrested include Yannick Alain Briand, Junior Guelpa, and David Cottin.
France Galop and Le Trot, the governing bodies of racing in France, issued a joint statement after the raid. They said the fight against doping is an “absolute priority of the horse racing industry in France,” and that they “condemned in advance with the utmost firmness the manipulations that could be revealed” by the investigation.
This news comes just months after the arrests of a prominent French racing family on charges of horse doping and forgery: trainers Cedric Rossi, Frederic Rossi, and Charley Rossi, as well as Charley's wife, jockey Jessica Marcialis were among the 15 arrested in December.
Read more at the New Straits Times.
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