Danedream Not Allowed To Defend Her Arc Title
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Danedream Not Allowed To Defend Her Arc Title
In a cruel twist of fate last year's Arc heroine, Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) is unable to compete at Longchamp next Sunday. She is under a 3-month quarantine, along with all the other horses stabled at the Cologne racecourse where a case of equine infectious anemia (EIA), or swamp fever was found.
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The people around the mare take it well, some lines from the Racing Post:
Patricke Barbe, spokesman for Danedream’s part-owner Teruya Yoshida, told the Racing Post: "The horse that tested positive was stabled far away from Danedream and is not one of Peter Schiergen's horses.
"It was only one positive test, and that horse has been removed from the area, but the stables in and around the racecourse have had to be quarantined.
"Danedream is in perfect health, cantering well and eating well, and is not involved at all in this, but we must abide by the decision of the German authorities.
"In my opinion her prospects of travelling are only very small, but we are awaiting official news from the authorities."
It is understood horse movement in and out of Cologne – the biggest training centre in Germany – will be restricted for months, and Danedream is likely to be tested for EIA again in the next couple of days.
Patricke Barbe, spokesman for Danedream’s part-owner Teruya Yoshida, told the Racing Post: "The horse that tested positive was stabled far away from Danedream and is not one of Peter Schiergen's horses.
"It was only one positive test, and that horse has been removed from the area, but the stables in and around the racecourse have had to be quarantined.
"Danedream is in perfect health, cantering well and eating well, and is not involved at all in this, but we must abide by the decision of the German authorities.
"In my opinion her prospects of travelling are only very small, but we are awaiting official news from the authorities."
It is understood horse movement in and out of Cologne – the biggest training centre in Germany – will be restricted for months, and Danedream is likely to be tested for EIA again in the next couple of days.
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