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Horse quarantine from Australia now gone

New Zealand yesterday lifted the quarantine requirement on horses from Australia.

Figures confirm troubled times for US racing

Thoroughbred racing economic indicators for 2008 point to trouble for the industry, with 2008 wagering on US races down 7.16% on the year before.

Eric Lamaze world's top jumping rider

Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze has toppled Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum from the number one position in the FEI world showjumping rankings.

Boost for research on racehorse lameness

Kentucky's Hagyard Equine Medical Institute has given $10,000 donation to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to further research on racehorse lameness issues.

Texas testing horses for CEM, Oklahoma has one case

Texas has confirmed it is among 27 US states testing horses for contagious equine metritis (CEM).