The EI virus has been known to cause death in elderly or very young horses but is not usually fatal to fit, healthy horses. September 10, 2007 - 3:17PM Devastated country trainer Lew Hyson has backed calls for horses to be vaccinated against horse flu after it claimed the life of one of his racehorses. He added that despite the massive horse population in and around Tamworth the majority of veterinary practices were not attending to horses. Hyson said his stables were around one kilometre...

According to his son, John Carter, he adopted a new literary persona when writing about the track because "horse racing was a step above organized crime" for some. But beginning in the mid-1960s, Carter turned his literary pursuits to a long-held passion - horse racing. Journalist, 89 NEW YORK - Richard Carter, 89, a newspaper journalist and author who wrote on crime, medicine and baseball but was best remembered for his books on racetrack handicapping under the pseudonym Tom Ainslie, died Aug.

He recommends horse owners contact their local veterinarian for guidance on whether a two-shot vaccination regimen or a booster shot is needed. Horse owners also are encouraged to remove mosquito breeding points by eliminating any pools of standing water. If possible, animals also should be moved indoors during dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are most active. Your posted comment will appear after it has been approved. Horses in Custer, Dodge, Hall and Scotts Bluff counties have been...

The advantage radio can offer for an event like the Breeders' Cup is that listeners won't have to sit in front of their televisions all day to hear the races and commentary. Fortunately for Kules and Penna, the airline was able to contact the person who had picked up their bag by mistake and he promptly returned it so they could do their show. The standardbred industry receives 13 percent of the sales tax money and has chosen to use it for the sire stakes program, according to the Kentucky...

Once again this 41st edition of this major showcase for the world of horses will be addressing numerous aspects, all of which were highlighted by the speakers: breeding, sport, entertainment, education and rehabilitation. The official presentation of the event, which is scheduled to run from 6 to 9 September 2007 at the Fattoria Autonomo Tabacchi at Cerbara, was chaired by Alviero Moretti, the President of the Perugia Chamber of Commerce which has always supported the Show. The official...

Turf horses thrive on the new surface, and Polytrack races often resemble turf races: The horses jog in slow motion until the final turn, when they unleash their finishing kicks. But as Hard Spun shows, it has also created a parallel racing universe that will change the way races are run, alter the breeding industry, and make reams of old handicapping information useless. Maybe Beyer is worried about his legacy as the high priest of American handicapping, or maybe he's just an...