Mohammed Al Shamsi

Sultan Al Hajri, assistant to Dubai-based trainer Mohammed Al Shamsi, has been banned for two years by Emirates Racing Authority stewards after administering what he said was sesame oil to a horse prior to a Meydan maiden race on Mar. 12. About 40 minutes prior to the race, Al Hajri was captured on video in the Meydan stable area administering a clear substance orally via syringe to Visual Effect (GB) that he claimed was water and a normal pre-race routine for a nervous horse. Moments later, Al Hajri was captured...