Exclusive: Favourite sparks BHA investigation after 6-4 shot Ladies First fails drug test at Newcastle: The Telegraph 10/24/18

By: Marcus Armytage The British Horseracing Authority has launched an investigation amid suspicions a horse was doped to underperform after it was beaten by 22 lengths, when finishing second-last, in a race it had been hot favourite to win. Ladies First, trained by Mick Easterby, tested positive for a beta-blocking drug after the Flame Bathrooms