Washington State Horse Confirmed With Equine Influenza
Edited Press Release
June 8, 2021
The private facility where the horse resides is under voluntary quarantine.
The private facility where the horse resides is under voluntary quarantine.
Churchill Downs Inc. has suspended racehorse trainer Bob Baffert for two years. The disciplinary action is the latest for Baffert as the investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s positive drug test continues.
The 12-year-old unvaccinated Miniature Horse was euthanized.
Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality made up for his loss at Churchill Downs with a Belmont Stakes win.
The Kentucky Horse Council will award $3,000 in scholarships to students attending state programs in pursuit of equine careers.
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Investigation could result in disease responses at additional facilities.
Equine economist Dr. Jill Stowe of the University of Kentucky gives an overview of the short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 on the horse industry.
The NTRA, UK Ag, and the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory have announced a joint initiative offering a racecourse manager certification from the University of Kentucky.
Officials have imposed a quarantine on the affected horse’s premises.
Eleven Shelby County stablemates were exposed.
Two horses tested positive and six additional horses are suspected positive.
Rombauer, who didn’t race in the Kentucky Derby, earned his way into the Preakness by winning the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields on Feb. 13.
Medina Spirit’s Kentucky Derby win remains in question after a postrace blood test indicated the presence of a prohibited corticosteroid. The colt’s Derby win marked the seventh for trainer Bob Baffert.
Special approval is no longer needed for horses entering Kentucky tracks from these Maryland facilities.
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