Race 7 – CALIFORNIA JOY

CALIFORNIA JOY, which performed poorly, was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said at that time there were no significant findings.  CALIFORNIA JOY was again examined by the Veterinary Officer at the stables of Trainer A S Cruz yesterday morning.  He said at this time he noted the horse to be lame in its left front leg.  Before being allowed to race again, CALIFORNIA JOY will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

Race 8 – STRATHSPEY

STRATHSPEY, which performed poorly, was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said at that time the horse had sustained wounds over the left hind cannon and an endoscopic examination conducted on the horse showed a substantial amount of mucus in its trachea.  STRATHSPEY was again examined by the Veterinary Officer at the stables of Trainer A T Millard yesterday morning.  He said at this time he noted the horse to be lame in its left hind leg.  As previously advised, STRATHSPEY will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test before being allowed to race again.  The horse will now also be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

The Veterinary Officer reported that examinations conducted yesterday morning of all other horses inspected during last Saturday’s racemeeting were shown to have no significant findings.