A racehorse has tested positive for cocaine, stanozolol, ketamine, methamphetamine and other substances after being test following a race victory last month.
Multiple substances were found in six-year-old Halina Jibay’s system after the mare outran nine other horses at the Marsa racecourse on October 1st, a laboratory test has revealed.
The mare’s owner was issued a €350 fine – the lowest possible fine – and suspended from racing for two years.
The Times of Malta have confirmed that the test, carried out by the Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques found the drugs, including the synthetic steroid (sanozolol), the tranquiliser (ketamine) and the stimulating drug (methamphetamine in its system, with cocaine use being one of the most serious Malta Racing Club rule breaches.
The owner had until today to present counter-findings, with the issue being reported to the police if none are presented.
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