A trainer has been fined and banned from entering horses for races for three months after one of Queen Elizabeth II's racehorses failed a doping test.
Nicky Henderson discovered his punishment from the British Horseracing Authority on Friday for using a prohibited substance on Moonlit Path's debut in February when she finished sixth.
The 58-year-old handler faced a possible disqualification, but will instead be unable to run any of his horses from July 11 to October 10 and have to pay a 40,000-pound ($65,000) fine.
The British monarch's jumps racing adviser, Michael Oswald, said: "We are disappointed. We will obviously discuss it but have not yet had the chance to do so."
Moonlit Path tested positive for tranexamic acid, a drug that prevents hemorrhaging.
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