The Argentine TB Breeding Season starts this month (August 2010) and present the gathering again of the some of the best world class stallions of the world.
La Mission add to this year list of stallions, to Harlan's Holiday (with 15 Stake wining horses) and Pollard Vision (actual 3rd in the USA Leading second crop sires for the 2010 Breeding Season). See more in http://www.lamission.com/.
With great courage, La Leyenda, present for this breeding year, a great list of stallions with : Offlee Wild -winner of the USA 2009 2 yo. stallion season as well the USA first crop sire season, Exchange Rate -with 25 Stakes winners horses with 25% 2 yo. winners within three crops, and Freud -own brother of Giant's Causeway, with 17 stake winning horses and 18% 2 yo. winners. See more in http://www.haraslaleyenda.com.ar/.
With the last years list of TB stallions brought by the Argentine Farms, the TB industry will improves clearly in quality and quantity, the blood pool that in the coming future will provide a new horizon in all the horses activities in Argentina.
Monday, August 9, 2010
New TB Stallions in Argentina for 2010 Breeding Season
Some Polo Teams reports posible changes for 2010 and 2011
Last days in the La Nacion newpaper reports a possible changes of player in the m0st well known Argentine Polo Teams for the coming season and 2011.
The information gone public tells that La Dolfina, last Argentine Champion, could in 2011 could receive Juan Martin Nero (last year of contract) and Pablo Mac Donough, both from its nemesis, Ellerstina, after a possible departure of Bartolome Catagnola and Lucas Monteverde in a new team with Hilario Ulloa and the arrival of Nicolas, the third brother of the Pieres family team.
For this year, 2010, David Stirling (Indios Capaleufu II), to La Dolfina - Mariano Aguerre (LA Dolfina) and Francisco de Narvez (Jr.) to Alegria - Matias Magrini to Indios Chapaleufu II -
Juan Ignacio Merlos with Matias Mac Donough to Chapa Uno.
No changes for 2010 for: Ellerstina ( the only 40 goals Hcp. team), La Aguada from Novillo Astrada family and Pilara.
Teams for the Argentine Cups
The Argentine Polo Association gave the list for the next Argentine Season Cups, that starts in September 28th to December 11th, 2010.
Include all Championships that forms the Argentine Polo Triple Crown.
Ellerstina: Facundo Pieres 10, Gonzalo Pieres (h) 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10 y Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 40.
Pilará: Agustín Merlos 9, Santiago Chavanne 8, Sebastián Merlos 9 y Marcos Heguy 10. Total: 36.
Chapa Uno: Bautista Heguy 9, Hilario Ulloa 9, Juan Ignacio Merlos 9 y Matías Mac Donough 8. Total: 35.
Indios Chapaleufú II: Alberto Heguy (h) 8, Ignacio Heguy 9, Matías Magrini 8 y Eduardo Heguy 9. Total: 34.
Teams to Qualify for the Cups
Alegría: Frederick Mannix (h) 7, Francisco Bensadón 8, Mariano Aguerre 10 y Francisco de Narváez (h) 9. Total: 34.
Sao Jose: Pablo Pieres (h) 7, Nicolás Pieres 7, Jaime García Huidobro 8, Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8. Total: 30.
Las Praderas: Guillermo Terrera (h) 7, Ignacio Toccalino 8, Alejandro Novillo Astrada 8 y Santiago Toccalino 7. Total: 30.
Trenque Lauquen: Tomás Pieres 7, Pablo Jauretche 8, Juan Agustín García Grossi 8 y Hernán Tasso 7. Total: 30.
Pilará II: Diego Cavanagh 7, Cristian Laprida (h) 8, Joaquín Pittaluga 7 y Tomás García del Río 7. Total: 29.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Argentina will import EVA vaccines
By an Adminstrative Resolution ( number 446/2010, publish on July 13th) the Argentine Animal Sanitary Service (Senasa) will allow to import 500 dosis of EVA vaccines to Argentina, in order to obtain the necesary supplies and create a reserve, for Stallions, due to the incoming breeding season in Argentina that starts in August.
There are no reserves and or production of the vaccione, because the rare presence of the virus in Argentina.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
EVA update, no new focus
Argentine National Sanitary Authorities didnt found new focus of the virus, but keeps its sanitary alert on showjumping and dressage horses.
As reported to the OIE no new evidences of the virus where registered.
But I have a some questions now, Why if the first positive to the virus appeared on the the 9th of march and then was confirmed again the 30th the same month, it took until May, to restrict with a ban all horse transportation?.
In my opinion what happen during those months could be the answer.
Now because this mess, understandable measures where made abroad:
1. The recommendation from the Office of the (KY) State Veterinarian to stallion managers who are sending stallions to Argentina for the southern hemisphere season is to determine the current demonstrated level of immunity the stallion has at the conclusion of our breeding season, and if it isn't a > 1:128 level, consideration to boosting the level of immunity by vaccination is encouraged.
2. US Authorities are in contact with Argentine Vets due the next importation of horses competing at the 2010 World Games in Lexington. As told by the Office of the (KY) State Veterinarian will be consulting with the Argentinean team's veterinarian and others to insure minimal opportunity of prior exposure.
Upon importation from Argentina, team horses will complete a minimum seven-day quarantine at the Miami Animal Import Center where they will undergo extensive veterinary assessment, as published in The Horse.com website.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Sire of the Britain TB race Gold Cup winner in Argentina
This Thursday, at Royal Ascot, Great Britain, the winner of the GOLD CUP-G1, RITE OF PASSAGE (GB), is son of Giant’s Causeway, the sire that will not come again for the Argentine TB breeding Season in La Mission this year as in the last seasons but left several offsprings in Argentina.
Its very interesting to pass and see whats going on in the Argentine Tb industry and its new investments like www.lamission.com
2010 Teams for Argentine Triple Crown Polo Championships
Confirmed Teams for 2010 Argentine Polo Triple Crown Championships:
Ellerstina: Facundo Pieres 10, Gonzalo Pieres (h) 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10 y Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 40.
Pilará: Agustín Merlos 9, Santiago Chavanne 8, Sebastián Merlos 9 y Marcos Heguy 10. Total: 36.
Chapa Uno: Bautista Heguy 9, Hilario Ulloa 9, Juan Ignacio Merlos 9 y Matías Mac Donough 8. Total: 35.
Indios Chapaleufú II: Alberto Heguy (h) 8, Ignacio Heguy 9, Matías Magrini 8 y Eduardo Heguy 9. Total: 34.
Teams to Qualy for the Championships:
Alegría: Frederick Mannix (h) 7, Francisco Bensadón 8, Mariano Aguerre 10 y Francisco de Narváez (h) 9. Total: 34.
Sao Jose: Pablo Pieres (h) 7, Nicolás Pieres 7, Jaime García Huidobro 8, Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8. Total: 30.
Las Praderas: Guillermo Terrera (h) 7, Ignacio Toccalino 8, Alejandro Novillo Astrada 8 y Santiago Toccalino 7. Total: 30.
Trenque Lauquen: Tomás Pieres 7, Pablo Jauretche 8, Juan Agustín García Grossi 8 y Hernán Tasso 7. Total: 30.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Queens Cup final on internet
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
TB Auctions in Argentina
From Sunday there are some atractive activities in the Tb market, Antonio Bullrich for the first time, after his depart from Casa Bullrich (well known argentine auctioner now desapeared), started a five day auction named Copa Bullrich.
The TB horses sold are from the most important argentine TB breeders.
The highest price yet is a colt by Tiznow out of Penny Hole by Seeking the Gold, for US Dollars $162,025 and bought by John Fulton Bloodstock(consignement by Haras LA Pasion), seen in the photo from TDN, and was sold in the first day.
You can follow the auction in the internet in www.abullrichsa.com, clicking on the tab Copa Bullrich Remate en Vivo (Auction on live), there you can follow the catalog in PDF by number and also see the current price in Pesos (Argentina's monetary unit) and in US Dollars at todays rate conversion ($1 US Dollar = $3,95 Pesos) .
But in my opinion the most important matter is what Mr. John Fulton said to the Thoroughbred Daily News in todays edition, that I reproduct:
"We are buying yearlings that would sell for much more in the U.S. with these pedigrees. Argentina has one of the few racing industries in the world that is really healthy. The industry here is healthy because the numbers work for the breeder and the end user, and the
training rate is very reasonable. They raise a good, tough, durable horse here, and I have been fortunate to have been involved here for many years.", he concludes.
You can buy a great colt for a reasonable low price, raised in a natural way by breeders with allready the experience in the production of quality TB horses as the recent Candy Ride and Invasor in the United States, for burgain prices.
Highlight on the second day: A buyer from Lybia bought several of the best horses in the auction.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The Sire of the Epson Derby winner in Argentina
Kings Best, the sire of the new Epson Derby winner , is in Argentina for the next breeding season. He also presents his first foals to sale this year in Argentina where he standed in the Haras Vacacion (see him at www.harasvacacion.com.ar and or click on video on http://www.caballosdelmundo.com/vacacion/kingbest.htm).
Workforce , his son won amazingly the Epson Derby, in a new track record, for 7 1/2 L, you can see and enjoy the race on
http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/members/video/ruk.cfm?id=8657 .
I will come back with this year list of the best TB sires, that comes from around the world , to Argentina for the next TB breeding season.
These list of stallions are the best selection of TB Argentina had has for decades, due to the constant investment in quality done by the argentine and foreign breeders in Argentina.
As had in the past the best stallions will be here, they bring new royal blood for the all ready well known argentine breeds, not for the TB industry only but also for other horse sports like Polo, that as saw in the last Argentine Polo Open are present in the list of the best polo players of the world.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Argentine Authorities lift the ban
The National Authority (Senasa) lifted the ban upon the restriction of horses movements in the Buenos Aires area, but the Sanitary Alert will stand in all the Argentine territory.
Senasa will still alert and control in all the country and will make all necesary survaillance to minimize the actual presence of the EVA in Argentina, that was very tied mainly to the showjumping activities as informed in their reports.
The known focus where the EVA virus are present, will still be interdicted until the presence of the virus shows inactive
The TB and Polo industries will recover to its normal activities due to lift of the ban of horse transportation mainly in the Buenos Aires area (Capital and Province).
Senasa also instruct to all related to the horse business to keep an eye on eventual horses suscepted to be in contact with horses positive to the virus from the buenos aires area or from those activities that where more afected by the virus (showjumping clubs, etc.)
Thursday, June 3, 2010
EVA new focus in the Province Of Buenos Aires
Thanks to the restrictions made the spread of the virus comes to an end,
The last report from the National Authorities (SENASA) present a new focus of the virus in the near by city to Buenos Aires, Avellaneda in the Province of Buenos Aires, in a Showjumping Club where 3 analysis are positives over 87 horses suscepted.
No other focus where reported than related to the showjumping activities.
No mortality yet.
TB horses still without restriction between racetracks horses stalled in them.
The present sales as Bullrich will be done with normality and also the horses presented to the dales are porven negatives to the virus.
Posible lift of the ban for the next breeding season for TB horses starting in August.
Today a Commision with all parts involved in the TB indistry with Senasa will be gathering with the last results and the forecoming new instructions for the TB activities.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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.
Monday, May 17, 2010
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.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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
Monday, May 10, 2010
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.
