We can't risk losing control... it was the right call for the British Horseracing Authority to shut the sport down over flu outbreak It makes sense for racing to be halted until the flu outbreak is under control Big meetings like Newbury and Wawrick will be lost but it is the right decision There are more than 100 stables and 1,000 horses that need to be checked All of Thursday's race meetings were cancelled as the sport was on lockdown
By Peter Scudamore For Daily Mail
Published: 22:30 GMT, 7 February 2019 | Updated: 00:09 GMT, 8 February 2019
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Rumours were flying all over the place on Thursday and it makes good sense for racing to be halted until we all have time to see where we are.
Yes, big meetings will be lost on Saturday when Newbury and Warwick were due to stage prestigious races, which would have acted as trials for the Cheltenham Festival.
But Cheltenham might not even take place if this outbreak of an extremely contagious virus is not contained.
An outbreak of Equine Influenza saw all race meetings cancelled until at
