A BILLIONAIRE horse trainer famed for his recent 200-1 winner has been banned for three years after 12 of his horses tested positive for anabolic steroids.
Comer was questioned by stewards last month after Navajo River sprung a 200-1 shock at Roscommon.
HEALY RACINGBillionaire property mogul and horse trainer Comer has been given a three-year ban after 12 of his horses failed drugs tests[/caption]
The Irish plasterer-turned-property mogul holds the record for the biggest priced winner in history after 300-1 He Knows No Fear won at Leopardstown in August 2020.
But now multiple websites are reporting his career is in tatters after the bombshell drugs finding.
The Irish Field report that Comer is facing legal costs of around £650,000 on top of the ban.
Incredibly, He Knows No Fear was one of the horses who failed a drugs test.
According to an Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board report, He Knows No Fear tested positive after finishing fourth in a Listed race at Leopardstown in October 2021.
A B sample confirmed the original positive.
Out of competition testing took place at Comer’s yard on November 10 2021 and 11 further horses tested positive for banned substances.
The horses were Old Tom Higgins, Boxing Hero, Grand D’espagne, Aircraft Carrier, Powerful Don, Wee Jim, Great Moon, Our Man Flint, Questionare, Green Force and Blyton.
No banned substances were found on the premises and ‘no articles or paraphernalia that might be associated with the administration of a prohibited substance’ were found either.
The report added: “It is fair to say that there was no direct evidence of deliberate doping in this case.”
More to follow.