Danedream to miss Arc

Tuesday 2 October 2012

Danedream to miss Arc

DANEDREAM'S bid for back-to-back wins in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday appears over after Cologne racecourse, where she is stabled, was dramatically placed into quarantine yesterday.

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Danedream Arc bid in doubt

Cologne racecourse general manager Benedikt Fassbender said: "It's a nightmare. We are the biggest training centre in Germany and one horse has tested positive for equine infectious anaemia (EIA).

"For three months we are now in quarantine – no horses can come in to the track, and no horses can come out. It is a disaster, especially as Danedream cannot take part in the Arc at the orders of the special vets.

Danedream has not been infected by the disease, but every horse will be tested for the infection in the next few days."

Patrick Barbe, racing manager for Dane-dream's part-owner, Teruya Yoshida, said: "At the moment, Danedream is very well and has not been infected. The only horse who has been infected is on the other side of the racecourse.

"Because the Arc is only now in a few days' time, I'm very pessimistic she will be allowed to run."

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