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Old 04-01-2011, 01:53 PM   #1
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Europe Declares Boycott of American Racing | Daily Racing Form

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April 1, 2011. In a move calculated to send shockwaves through the American racing industry, European horsemen met in Brussels on Friday to announce a boycott of American racing, one that will prevent all European-trained horses form running in the United States from this day forward.

The burning issue is America's lenient raceday medication rules. In Europe, raceday medication is not allowed.

"We will not permit our horses to compete in America until all raceday medication in the United States is completely banned," said Roy de Belgique, the president of the Federation of Intra-European Breeders (FIB), who also serves as the Sports Minister for the European Union. "It is time to draw a line in the sand," he said firmly, "and drawing it in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is as good a place as any."

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Old 04-01-2011, 01:55 PM   #2
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This is an April fools deal that is really from the DRF.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a spokesperson for the Hungarian Racing Association said: "We were going to send three horses to run in the Kentucky Derby, but that's out of the question now. Churchill Downs' loss is Kincsem Park's gain. In Hungary we train horses the old-fashioned way: on water, hay and goulash!"

Kentucky racing officials, all of whom are in Houston to watch the University of Kentucky play in the Final Four, were unavailable for comment.

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Speaking on condition of anonymity, a spokesperson for the Hungarian Racing Association said: "We were going to send three horses to run in the Kentucky Derby, but that's out of the question now. Churchill Downs' loss is Kincsem Park's gain. In Hungary we train horses the old-fashioned way: on water, hay and goulash!"

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Anyone remember when the Form announced Camel Racing at Keeneland and introduced the new "Camel Form"?
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