Open
European endurance champion Mubarak Khalifa bin Shafya has been stripped of
his title after his horse Zakah Zahara tested positive for a banned substance
at the championships in Portugal last September.
The United Arab
Emirates (UAE) pairing had been promoted to first place in the Open Qatar
Challenge after first rider over the line Sultan Bin Sulayem and Nashmi did
not pass the final vetting. ... Mubarak Khalifa Al Shafya is the manager
and trainer of the Al Asaafa Endurance Stables, owned by Sheikh Mohammad Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and Ruler of
Dubai
