Jump racing suspended at British track after 8 deaths

Southwell jumps racing, Nottinghamshire, England.

SOUTHWELL, Notts., England (Sept. 3) — Jump racing was suspended at a British racecourse on Thursday following the death of eight horses at the venue since July 1. The British Horseracing Authority already was working with the owners of Southwell racecourse to look into the circumstances behind six equine fatalities there from July 1 to… Continue reading Jump racing suspended at British track after 8 deaths

Israeli Thoroughbred on dusty trail to Britain (UK)

As she wearily stepped off the horsebox to receive her first glimpse of verdant Warwickshire last Thursday, Vanilla Bally was entitled to feel a touch disorientated. For a start, scorched earth and sand usually crunch under her hooves. Then there had been the seven days stranded in Belgium waiting to enter Britain in the aftermath… Continue reading Israeli Thoroughbred on dusty trail to Britain (UK)