Concern that it could be 2001 all over again as racing industry hopes latest flu outbreak is not as devastating as foot-and-mouth The racing industry is holding its breath to see the impact of a flu outbreak There are fears it could be as damaging as foot-and-mouth was back in 2001 Starting in Essex, the virus spread and saw Cheltenham Festival cancelled
By Marcus Townend for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:30 GMT, 7 February 2019 | Updated: 00:22 GMT, 8 February 2019
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The entire racing industry will be praying the latest outbreak of Equine Influenza does not escalate to anything like the disruption caused by the 2001 outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease which devastated the agricultural industry and severely dented racing and tourism.
What started as an outbreak in an Essex abattoir on February 21 saw meetings cancelled across the country with the sport completely suspended for a seven-day period from February 27 when racing in Ireland was halted
