NZ 'should start vaccinating against EI'

Kiwi horses are allowed to travel to Melbourne for the spring carnival but New Zealand's administrators so far have not given trainers a time period in which they can return.

Tuttle also foreshadowed major protocol changes that would affect Australian racing forever.

"Racing as we once knew it won't be the same," he said.

"There will be a whole range of protocols that will be needed now to be put in place.

"In future, we'll need to be satisfied about the level of immunity and vaccination program for any horse prior to it being able to participate in Queensland and that will eventually extend nationally.

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