Equine Flu Outbreak Forces Cancellation of Plumpton Race Meeting

Major race meeting with 71 horses declared to run axed with immediate effect

A MAJOR race meeting that had 71 horses declared to run has been cancelled with immediate effect due to an outbreak of flu. Plumpton's Sunday...

Equine flu outbreak forces cancellation of Plumpton race meeting

Plumpton's jump racing meeting on Sunday has been cancelled after an outbreak of equine influenza and EHV-4 in a nearby yard.

Horse racing meeting called off after outbreak of highly contagious disease

The Sunday fixture at Plumpton in Sussex was abandoned after a non-thoroughbred horse at a nearby livery yard was confirmed to have contracted equine flu and EHV-4

Plumpton's Sunday Card Abandoned Due To Equine Flu Case

The National Hunt meeting scheduled for Plumpton on Sunday has been abandoned by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) as a “precautionary measure”, after a confirmed case of equine influenza at a livery yard adjacent to the racecourse. The BHA said the discovery of equine flu and EHV-4 was in an unvaccinated non-thoroughbred horse based at the yard. Equine flu is highly contagious respiratory disease and can be airborne over reasonable distan…

Horse racing assembly known as off after outbreak of extremely contagious illness

The Sunday fixture at Plumpton in Sussex was deserted after a non-thoroughbred horse at a close-by livery yard was confirmed to have contracted equine flu and EHV-4 A race assembly at Plumpton has been known as off(Picture: Getty Photographs) Sunday’s jumps assembly at Plumpton was known as off on Thursday resulting from an outbreak of a extremely contagious illness. The favored Sussex racecourse, which was resulting from host a seven-race card…