Nicky Henderson has been fined £40,000 and is unable to make entries for three months over the Moonlit Path case.
The leading National Hunt trainer was last Monday found guilty of using a prohibited substance to improve the performance of The Queen’s mare at Huntingdon in February.
Henderson attended a personal hearing on Thursday evening, when pleas of mitigation were entered to a British Horseracing Authority panel, and learned of his punishment on Friday morning.
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 July 11 to October 10.
He has also been hit with a record fine imposed on any British trainer.
Racing Diary Says...
What a Joke! Nicky Henderson is not a cheat and this deserves a fine, but to NOT ban Fergal Lynch who is a cheat and fine him £50k beggars belief. They want cheats out of the sport yet do nothing about it! This is aimed at getting headlines and the stain on the character of Nicky Henderson is nothing short of a joke.
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