Vic: Melbourne race horses return to trackwork

AAP General News (Australia)
08-28-2007
Vic: Melbourne race horses return to trackwork

MELBOURNE, Aug 28 AAP - The racing industry returned to work in Melbourne today, with
trackwork resuming at the Flemington and Caulfield training centres.

The equine influenza outbreak had cost trainers and their horses only two days' work,
but has set back Spring Carnival preparations.

Caulfield trainer Colin Little, who is preparing El Segundo for this year's Cox Plate,
said it remained to be seen how much the brief break in his routine would cost.

El Segundo missed a crucial gallop at Caulfield today and Little will try to make up
for it tomorrow morning.

Trainers yesterday received permission from the Department of Primary Industries to
take their horses outside stables where they had been locked down since Saturday afternoon.

At this stage, training is only permitted at Flemington and Caulfield, with more of
Victoria's 39 training centres expected to come online later in the week.

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