From Royal Ascot glory to a US prison cell: the rise and ruin of Phoenix boss Amer Abdulaziz

This was everything he had ever wanted. 

As the June sun shone down on the Royal Ascot winner’s enclosure following the 2019 Commonwealth Cup, congratulations came to Amer Abdulaziz Salman from all sides.

Head of the emerging powerhouse Phoenix Thoroughbreds, he had just seen his horses finish first and second in a Group 1 at the biggest meeting there is. He even had Frankie Dettori, the world’s most famous jockey, execute the winning ride on Advertise.