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Despite a case of Strangles
having been detected in one of the horses at Kranji yesterday evening,
Singapore Turf Club announced today racing will still go ahead as normal
this weekend.
Two of trainer Brian Dean’s horses showed some symptoms of Strangles late
last week and they were immediately isolated from the rest of the horse
population at Kranji.
Tests were conducted on these two horses and the results received from the
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) yesterday evening indicated that
one of the horses is positive to Strangles.
The two horses were initially stabled together in a two stall
air-conditioned unit in the single storey stables area commonly referred to
as “The Village” and away from Brian Dean’s main stabling block.
As a precaution the Club has ordered that all horses under Brian Dean’s care
be isolated in their own stables and that they be barred from trackwork and
racing until further notice.
As these two horses were stabled close to the yards of trainers Alvin Tan
and Mok Zhan Lun, the same restrictions have also been placed on their
horses until further notice.
Tests will be conducted on all horses from trainer Brian Dean’s, Alvin Tan’s
and Mok Zhan Lun’s yards.
The results of these tests are expected to be available within one week.
Visitors to all stables at the Singapore Turf Club will also not be allowed
until further notice while the horse swimming pool has also been closed
until further notice.
The Club is also working closely with AVA to test the horses and to minimize
the number of horses that could be infected.
Strangles is a highly contagious and serious bacteria infection of horses.
It is characterised by severe inflammation of the mucosa of the head and
throat, with extensive swelling and often rupture of the lymph nodes, which
produces large amounts of thick pus.
However, the Club would like to stress that Strangles is not fatal and once
a horse fully recovers it is then, in 75% of cases, immune from the disease.
The Club would also like to stress that Strangles cannot be contracted by
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