Mystery Virus Threatens Cape's Richest Races
Derek Wilsnagh
Independent Online, South Africa
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With the richest races in the Cape on their doorstep, racehorse trainers are running the gauntlet as a string of mysterious viruses create form havoc on a national scale.
North and south of the Limpopo, mysterious, virtually undetectable, viruses have struck where it hurts most - on the racetrack.Gauteng veteran Ormond Ferraris says he has never seen a flu like it: "You have no warning whatsoever.
The horse eats well, works well and looks well."Yet he will race below his best and unlike previous viruses, often no sign is detected after the race either. If noticeable, it is usually in younger horses, who may have a slight nasal discharge after a race, with a bit of blood in it."
Dec 30, 2005
Derek Wilsnagh
Independent Online, South Africa
__________________________
With the richest races in the Cape on their doorstep, racehorse trainers are running the gauntlet as a string of mysterious viruses create form havoc on a national scale.
North and south of the Limpopo, mysterious, virtually undetectable, viruses have struck where it hurts most - on the racetrack.Gauteng veteran Ormond Ferraris says he has never seen a flu like it: "You have no warning whatsoever.
The horse eats well, works well and looks well."Yet he will race below his best and unlike previous viruses, often no sign is detected after the race either. If noticeable, it is usually in younger horses, who may have a slight nasal discharge after a race, with a bit of blood in it."
Dec 30, 2005
