Covid testing

Covid PCR or antigen tests will be available on site at the sales complex for visitors to the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale in Deauville, which begins on Saturday. The testing site is located close to the main entrance at Arqana and will be open from Thursday, Dec. 2 to Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. No booking is required.  To gain access to the sales complex, visitors are required to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test.                

The British racing industry will launch a pilot scheme on Monday offering routine pre-raceday Covid testing for racecourse attendees including jockeys, valets and officials. The pilot, which is funded by the Horserace Betting Levy Board, will last for an initial four-week period and will use regular and repeat Later Flow Testing to detect positive Covid-19 cases well in advance of race day. Dr Jerry Hill, the British Horseracing Authority's chief medical adviser, said, "Advances in testing means that it can now be delivered in a more rapid, convenient and targeted...