PRO/AH> Strangles – Australia: (VI) horse

Strangles — Australia
Three stables have been locked down, 2 more are on high alert, and part of Geelong’s training facilities are closed after a [DL]-trained [horse] raced at The Valley on Sunday [12 Jul 2020] with strangles. But Racing Victoria (RV) stewards are confident there wasn’t any race-day transmission of the highly infectious disease, which was only discovered by vets post-race after the horse was a well-beaten favourite. [DL] told Racing.com that [her horse] had a small abscess that would come and go,