Mahmood Al Zarooni has lodged an appeal against the severity of his eight-year suspension from training. The former Godolphin trainer was found guilty of administering anabolic steroids to 15 horses in his care at a BHA hearing Apr. 25, and met the Tuesday deadline to state his intention to appeal. According to the BHA's official findings, he was guilty of a widespread systematic misuse of illegal substances. Al Zarooni, who admitted the rule breaches and apologised for his actions, will now contest the length of the eight-year ban, with the date for the appeal hearing yet to be confirmed. All the horses which were under the care of Al Zarooni have now been tested, and those results will also be confirmed in due course.
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