Blow to UK horse racing as new cases of equine flu found

Hopes of an early resumption of racing were dealt a blow on Sunday night when the British Horseracing Authority announced a new case of equine flu had been discovered - this time at the sport’s traditional home of Newmarket. The BHA had been expected to decide on Monday whether racing can resume on Wednesday, having been encouraged by the initial absence of initial positive results from tests analysed over the weekend.
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