Racehorse tested EI positive at Young races.

We have heard from someone in the town that they were holding internal races at Young, NSW( outside the EI infected zones) and that one of these horses has tested POSITIVE for EI. It was a horse from BARMEDMAN which was the town in the news just recently with positive horses!!!!!!!! This is absolutely LUDICROUS!!!!

HOW & WHY WAS A HORSE FROM AN INFECTED ZONE ALLOWED TO GO TO RACES AT YOUNG? Here are all the people doing nothing with their horses, people going broke, left right & centre because they earn a living through horses & here is theRACING INDUSTRY holding races, seemingly without a care in the world about anyone else! I'll bet they won't even get a fine!

I would also like to know why it is that we let horses into this country after only 2 WEEKS in quarantine here? and why is it that the yallow a dozen people not in proteced clothing ( including a film crew)to meet the horses off the plane & this happened to include the horseINFECTED WITH EI ! All you people with horses should be absolutely outraged at how our quarantine has been little more than just luck. I urge you all to read the transcripts of the government inquiry at www.equineinfluenzainquiry.gov.au and go to"Hearings".

Charley from Vic. I agree with you, I would rather go nowhere with my horses and try to keep them safe than risk them for a ribbon. But how long are we going to have to do this and will it be any use if racing goes ahead and spreads it around the country anyway? OK, they are vaccinating race horses but they can still carry the disease even ifthey are vaccinated, as did the supposedly vaccinated shuttle stallion that brought the dreaded disease into the country.

Diane