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Ippodromo dei Pini: tender draws no bidders
24/09/2026 - Follonica cannot find an operator for the racecourse, which has been idle since the end of 2025. Opening it up to events and cultural activities was not enough. Meanwhile, security is costing the municipality almost €15,000 a month. For IHP, it is time to turn the page.
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Holidays without exploitation: digital travel chooses to protect animals
24/09/2026 - Tripadvisor has stopped selling admission to racecourses. Booking.com and Airbnb have long excluded racing from their listings. The giants of digital travel are acknowledging a shift in public sentiment. The racing industry is protesting.
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Illegal horse slaughter between Umbria and Apulia: trial opens in Perugia, prosecution witnesses to be heard in March 2027
24/09/2026 - Three defendants before a three-judge panel. Charges include, variously, criminal conspiracy, cruelty to and killing of more than one hundred equids, trade in goods hazardous to health, and false entries in the National Equine Database. The first two evidentiary hearings are set for 15 and 23 March 2027.
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Horsemeat: another European scandal
23/09/2026 - Forged passports, tampered microchips and illegal trafficking. The Europol operation of 8–9 September 2026: a transnational criminal network passed off sport horses as slaughter animals, moving between Belgium, France, Ireland and the Netherlands. Italy is the notable absentee.
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A one-year-old colt sold for $3.1 million.
22/09/2026 - The language of horse racing says everything about how horses are regarded in that world. At an American auction, a yearling changes hands for a record sum. The buyer: "We have to hope to get the same result." What result? The financial one, obviously.
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Blood farms: the EFTA Court rules that PMSG constitutes animal experimentation
21/09/2026 - The ruling of 16 September 2026 rejects the case put forward by Ísteka: blood collection from pregnant mares is not a farming practice, but a scientific procedure subject to Directive 2010/63/EU. The case is referred back to the Icelandic court for a final decision.
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Illegal Betting on Horse Racing: The UK Raises the Alarm
17/09/2026 - At the Betfred St Leger Festival, over £8 million flowed through unauthorised platforms. The British case shines a light on a contradiction that is very much our own.
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Help us care for Luna!
16/09/2026 - We have never asked for money for her, but today Luna needs your help.
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Palagonia, kalashnikov at an illegal race: man arrested with mafia aggravating charge
15/09/2026 - A 21-year-old riding a scooter, armed with an assault rifle, was escorting the illegal race held on May 8th. The Catania Prosecutor's Office charges him with aiding the Cappello-Bonaccorsi clan. The video had gone viral on social media.
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A mare dies in agony in Lazio after 48 hours of institutional buck-passing. IHP reports the ASL vet
08/09/2026 - A mare dies in agony in Lazio after 48 hours of institutional buck-passing. IHP reports the ASL vet
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