The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on 11th February announced a risk-managed return to racing will take place from Wednesday this week.

It has been requested that trainers do not blanket test their horses at this point in the outbreak unless sick horses are detected to allow AHT to process the large number of samples generated by testing of possible new cases and in-contacts from previous confirmed cases.

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA)’s response to the equine influenza situation remains ongoing, in conjunction with the Animal Health Trust (AHT), National Trainers Federation (NTF), numerous individual trainers and the wider racing industry.

As a result of the diagnosis of several Flu outbreaks in Europe, the Stewards of France Galop have decided the following restrictions which will apply with immediate effect and until further notice :

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), with unanimous support of the BHA’s industry veterinary committee, has taken the decision to cancel racing at all British racecourses on Thursday 7 February 2019. This is following the BHA being informed this evening by the Animal Health Trust of three confirmed Equine Influenza positives from vaccinated horses in an active racing yard.

Following the Equine Influenza Alert on 18 January 2019, the BHA has discussed the recent outbreaks in Europe with the Animal Health Trust, and veterinary advisors from stakeholder groups including the National Trainers Federation and the Racehorse Owners Association.

The BHA would like to make trainers and other industry participants aware of several outbreaks of Equine Influenza in France, Belgium and Ireland, some of which have occurred in vaccinated horses.