Some News

Ban still active with safe corridor for TB racing.

The Ban will be in place until June 6 when evaluation will be done.

All transport of horses restricted for the Buenos Aires Area (City and Province).

Tomorrow Senasa (Nath. Auth.) will present new evolution of activity of the virus.

Ban will stand for 15 days more

Ban will stand for 15 days more but with some diferences from the first restriction .

The Senasa will allow horses transportation between the horses stalled in the major racetracks due to the proven negatives in the analysis done on TB horses.

This will allow the movements of TB horses only as a safe corridor strictly controled by Senasa (Nat. Authority) but only between racetracks.

There will be major control inside the country and the total restriction of movements of horses in the Buenos Aires area nor into this area is still in place.

This new ban of movements started the 21st of May for 15 days until more analysis are made to control se spread of the virus.

Possible stand for 15 days more of the ban

New cases confirmed makes difficult to lift the ban.

The National Commission for the Equine Sanitary Health admited that the virus is still active and spreading around as 5 horses tested negative now are positive as informed in the meeting.

Today the Argentine TB Breeders Assocation will have a meeting with the President of the National Sanitary Service (Senasa) trying to lift the ban for TB, due to the knowledge that no TB horse give possitive in their analysis and control in the major Racetracks stalls .

I see difficult the lift because the other areas of the horse business pretends that the restriction still in place until more controls are made by the Authoirities.

Also I can see that in the La Plata Racetrack that the races are full with lesser problems fill them because the ban of restiction of all movements of horses than in the Palermo and San Isidro, that can indicate a non restricted control of the ban by the National Authorities and the Authorities of the La Plata Racetrack in the way the horses arrival. This conclusion is also published today in La Nacion. newspaper.

New report from Senasa shows 3 new fochus

Senasa resported in their follow up report number 1 that three new outbreaks where detected in the City of Buenos Aires (2 Showjumping Clubs), and in the City of Vicente Casares-Cañuelas (Sport Horse breeding Farm with a mare inseminated with frozen infected semen) in the Province of Buenos Aires, with a total of suspected cases of: Suspected 362 with Cases confirmed 108 with no deaths ratio.

It could be expected a restriction with movement control inside the country.

Movements are still prohibited in the city and the province of Buenos Aires.

Through surveillance activities carried out, no disease was detected in all major racetracks inspected as known and informed by Authorities.

Only show jumping and dressage horses are concerned as informed by the National Sanitary Authorities.

No official determination where made yet upon lifting the ban.

Tomorrow Tuesday will be news about the ban

The National Sanitary Authority (Senasa) will gather with all horsing bussiness tomorrow and will make a decision to contunue the ban or not.

There are no more informations given publicly nor internationally (OIE) regarding the actual state of the presence in the Buenos Aires area of the virus.

Heavy presure are being made to lift the ban because of the restriction of all horse transportation in the Buenos Aires Area and the racetracks activities.

The Senasa said that it can make any decision, but one thing is clear we will not lie.

Confirmed presence in Showjunping Clubs in the City of Buenos Aires

As told I spoke with different friends in the Clubs an told me that is true the presence of the virus in their clubs in the City of Buenos Aires area.

The ban is still in place. The virus is about 10 blocks away from the Hipodromo de Palermo racetrack.


In a new information given today, Dr. Cesar Valle, a well known vet in the horse racing industry, told that no racehorse presented the virus yet in the stalls inside the major Racetracks of San Isidro and Palermo. As also he told to La Nacion (argentine newsapaper) that the National Authorities acted in acordance to the normal precedure.

There are heavy pressure from the racetracks to lift the ban, that can allow the transportations of the horses in and out the Buenos Aires zone.

That could be an error in my opinion if there are no control at all.

This weelk Senansa (NAt. Autority) will present the evolutiuon

Confirmed presence of Equine viral arteritis (EVA) in the city of Buenos AIres

The Equine viral arteritis (EVA) is spreading around very fast.

See the following link for the official Argentine Sanitary Service information at

http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9233

In the news today in the LA Nacion , the owner of the Haras Vendanova, Mr Federico Arslanian confirmed the presence of infected horses with the virus in his farm, in Suipacha.

He told that he bought frozen semen from Holland to the VDL Stud (stallion Zirocco Blue) , -one of the best Farms in Showjumping and Dressage of the world, and passed all argentine sanitary analysis that where made in the Haras 4 Hermanos .

He used the semen in the artificial insemnation of his mares, where one aborted. Also told that 23 horses are under extrict control by the sanitary authorities.

He will sue against the VDL Stud , Haras 4 Hermanos and all other resposables, he told to La Nacion.

My comment is that I'am alarmed that this could be worst, is because Mr Arslanian, also told to La Nacion that 90% of the horses examened in GEBA (Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires Club ), where positive to the virus, I trying to talk with some friends to know about this matter because its situated near the showjumping main activities zone with about 4 clubs around, and near presence of the Hipodromo de Palermo Racetrack.

I will keep informed about any new presences in the Buenos Aires area.

All racing activities where restricted to only local stall horses in all the argentine major racetracks due to the sanitary ban.

Mr. Eduardo Ferro The President the Union of all Profesionals in Horse Racing activities, blame the responsability of the problem to the lake of an quick response from the National Authorities -Senasa, beacause they have the first notice of the presence of the virus, the last March 31st.. Also request the need to create a safety sanitary zone between all the major racetracks for horses without the virus to secure the next racing program. Due to the problem the coming stakes program must be reformed , he said to La Nacion yesterday.

Polo games activities also where suspended by this ban.

Equine viral arteritis (EVA) presence in Argentina

The National Argentine Sanitary Service (Senasa) ordered a total restriction, in the Province of Buenos Aires area and the city of Buenos Aires of horses transportations, for at least 15 days .

The ban is stated because the presence of Equine viral arteritis (EVA), and the resolution started its effects on May 6th, 2010.

The virus was found in the Province of Buenos Aires, near the city of San Antonio de Areco.

The Argentine Authorities allready communitate the presence to the international OIE (World Organisation for Animal Helath).

Probably the virus came in a infected frozen semen brought from Holland.

Next Kentucky Derby another Argentine presence

As the last year a new presence of argentine stallion blood will run in the Next Saturday Kentucky Derby, with Candy Rides's son Sidney's Candy.

With the recent injuries, in my opinion it could be written history next saturday to see the first argentine stallion son to win the roses.

This is a great pleasure for all true lovers of this extraordinary horse to see a son of him be as great as he was, in my past articules, I told that Candy Ride was the best horse I ever saw, here in Argentina.

The Kentucky Derby could be sawn at the Hipodromo de Palermo Racetrack, in Buenos Aires, in its full HD gigant screen, live at 7.24 PM (Buenos Aires time), next Saturday May 1st. .

Haras La Lucila brokes argentine record in auction

Monday night, Haras La Lucila of the Neuss Family, presented to auction 18 polo horses that played in the last Argentine Polo Season.

The best price was for Fina Pepa, nine y.o. played by Gonzalo Pieres (Jr) in the Final of the Argentine Polo Open 2008 with US $ 490,000, also other polo horses where sold as Fina MAnta -best polo horse of the Tortugas Open 2009 , for US $ 130,000 .

The Farm withheld the 50% of Fina Pepa's reproduction rights.

Dubai World Cup (Int G1) winner the best brazilean with best broodmares argentine blood

The winner of the Dubai World Cup (Int G1), $10,000,000, Meydan,GLORIA DE CAMPEAO shows the importance to breed the best to the best.

The broodmares of both sides of the pedigree shows two of most important argentine blood that comes in the stallion Impression (Arg), bred and ran by Haras Vacacion, that won the G.P. Maipu (G 1) in Argentina in year 2000, that comes from Gioconga by Good Manners, a family of Haras Ojo de Agua, a prestigeous Argentine TB Farm that bred Forli, and in the broodmare side with Orient Girl by Farnesio from Haras El Turf TB Farm breeders of many great horses like Candy Ride.

Spectacular win of Evita Argentina, daugther of Argentine Stallion Candy Ride

First G I winner for the first crop, of the argentine TB Stallion Candy Ride.

"Spectacular" was the word to define the superb action saw in the La Brea Stake, ran at the Santa Anita racetrack, last 26 of December .

Evita Argentina, who also won the seven-furlong A Gleam Handicap (gr. II) this summer at Hollywood Park, as also she won the Sorrento Stakes (gr. III) at Del Mar as a 2-year-old .

This stallion was in the list that I inform of few argentine horses to follow as potential stallion standing in the US (post Nov. 20 2007).

Watch Video here

Mariano Aguerre leaving La Dolfina Polo Team

Mariano Aguerre, one of the most successfull argentine polo player, decided to end his relations with La Dolfina Polo Team, as told after the annual meeting between the La Dolfina`s players, to determine their following year comitments.

Mariano told that he will not retired yet, but he will have a posible year off.

The replacement will be "Pelon" Stirling, friend of Cambiaso Jr.

About the Championship Awards

MVP , The Gonzalo Pieres award, to Pablo Mac Donough
With 4 goals in the Final, he played for certain better than before in the Final, but in my opinion the award was for Mr. Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr.), after what happen with the next awards (everyone can understand)

Maximun Scorer of the Championship, Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr.) with a total of 47 goals for the championship and 11 in the Final

Best horse in the Final, The Lady Susan Townley award, for Dolfina Cuartetera, bred and own by Adolfo Cambiaso Jr

Best Polo Argentino horse (registered), Dolfina Cuartetera, also bred and own by Adolfo Cambiaso Jr

The best mounted player of the Final and Best horses for the Championship (horses), for Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr.)

Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr.) and Bartolome Castagnola

Nero's battle

Argentine Polo Open Final

Some picture from the Final to enjoy

G.P. Internacional Carlos Pellegrini (G I ) won by Interaction

Today as told in this blog the Pellegrini was ran, and it was won by Interaction, a son of EASING ALONG (USA) and INTER RAILS by RIDE THE RAILS (USA), trained by the argentinean Mr. Alfredo Gaitan Dassie , from the Futura Stud and bred by the Haras Futura (that breds in Argentina and the owners are from Chile).

The 2400 meters (1 1/2 mile) was ran in 2 minutes 23 seconds 19/100,and was won by 3 lengths.

The horse came from a middle position running outstandingly the last 400 meteres (1 furlong).

The Pacemaker was Escolaso (Uru) that became 17th at the finish line and 18th the horse I spoke about some days ago too, Fuego e Hierro (that was third in the last corner!), what a mess, for these poor good horses.

The jockey was the well known good peruvian rider Edwin Talaverano.

La Dolfina new champion!!!

OLD IS THE WIND BUT STILL BLOWS!!!!

11 goals by Cambiaso what else can we say.

Cambiaso said that "in our worst year, we played really good the last two, thats way this one is special and we will celebrate it".