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JRA cancels weekend races due to increase of horse flu cases

RITTO, Japan - The Japan Racing Association said Aug. 17 racehorses at its training center in Ritto (shown in photo), Shiga Prefecture, along with the training center in Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture, had caught horse flu. JRA said it decided to cancel horse races on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19 to prevent equine influenza from further spreading among racehorses.

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JRA cancels weekend races due to increase of horse flu cases

RITTO, Japan - Disinfection work is carried out at the Japan Racing Association training center in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 17 after racehorses there were found to have come down with horse flu.

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Top jockey Ando retires

RITTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Katsumi Ando speaks at a press conference at Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on Jan. 30, 2013. Ando, third on the all-time list with 22 Grade One victories, said he is returning his license and calling time on his career.

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Deep Impact to compete in Arc in France

RITTO, Japan - Trainer Yasuo Ikee poses with Deep Impact at Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on May 8. Ikee said that Deep Impact, last year's Triple Crown winner who made an impressive comeback by winning the 133rd running of the Tenno-sho on April 30, will compete in the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France in October.

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Jockey Take returns to track after injury

RITTO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take smiles during a training exercise at the Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on April 10. Take returned to the track for the first time since suffering a broken pelvis over a month ago when he fell off his horse.

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Jockey Take returns to track after injury

RITTO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take smiles during a training exercise at the Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on April 10. Take returned to the track for the first time since suffering a broken pelvis over a month ago when he fell off his horse.

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Deep Impact to compete in Arc in France

RITTO, Japan - Trainer Yasuo Ikee poses with Deep Impact at Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on May 8. Ikee said that Deep Impact, last year's Triple Crown winner who made an impressive comeback by winning the 133rd running of the Tenno-sho on April 30, will compete in the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France in October. (Kyodo)

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JRA cancels weekend races due to increase of horse flu cases

RITTO, Japan - Disinfection work is carried out at the Japan Racing Association training center in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 17 after racehorses there were found to have come down with horse flu. (Kyodo)

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JRA cancels weekend races due to increase of horse flu cases

RITTO, Japan - The Japan Racing Association said Aug. 17 racehorses at its training center in Ritto (shown in photo), Shiga Prefecture, along with the training center in Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture, had caught horse flu. JRA said it decided to cancel horse races on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19 to prevent equine influenza from further spreading among racehorses. (Kyodo)

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Horse racing: Jockey Take on euthanized Deep Impact

Jockey Yutaka Take speaks at a press conference at the Japan Racing Association's training center in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on July 31, 2019, a day after seven-time Grade One-winning racehorse Deep Impact, on which Take rode all 14 races, was put down at the age of 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Horse racing: Female jockey Nanako Fujita

Nanako Fujita rides Copano Kicking at Ritto training center in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2019. Fujita will be the first female Japan Racing Association jockey to compete in a Grade One race when Copano Kicking starts in the February Stakes on Feb. 17 in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo