Horse flu diagnosis 'another nail in the coffin'

The Sydney Turf Club says another nail has been placed in the racing industry's coffin with news that five horses at Rosehill racecourse in the city's west have contracted horse flu.

Until now horses at Rosehill had escaped the virus, which has crippled the racing industry.

The chief executive of the Sydney Turf Club, Michael Kenny, says it had been hoped that racing would resume at Rosehill later this month.

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