• Thursday’s four scheduled meetings called off at short notice
• Three horses from an active racing stable test positive
British horse racing was plunged into a sudden crisis on Wednesday night as it emerged that three horses in an active yard, believed to be that of Donald McCain, have tested positive for equine influenza, despite having been vaccinated against it.
All four scheduled meetings in Britain on Thursday were summarily cancelled as the British Horseracing Authority moved hastily to try to contain the outbreak. It is not immediately clear when racing will be able to resume.
Written by Chris Cook
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/07/horse-races-cancelled-britain-equine-flu under the title “Horse races cancelled across Britain after equine flu outbreak”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
