by Karsten Bønsdorf, USTA Newsroom Senior Correspondent
Fabrice Souloy, who is one of the leading trainers in France, is one of five trainers who have been suspended and fined after findings of Cobalt in tests.
It was after a race in Cabourg, Normandy, in July, that Lover Face trained by Souloy came up with a positive test for Cobalt.
Some weeks after it was announced that four more trotters trained by Souloy had tested positive for Cobalt in Sweden and Norway in races like the Elitlopp and Oslo Grand Prix. However, these cases are still under investigation.
On Monday (Dec. 26) the French Trotting Association Le Trot made it public that five trainers — including Souloy — each had been fined $15,500 and their licenses were revoked for one year, starting Jan. 2, 2017.
Souloy is nicknamed Mr. Group 1 as he has trained the winners of more than 70 Group 1 races all over Europe. In France horses trained by Souloy earned around $4 million this year.