Anyone know if Japanese stud farms were affected by earthquake/tsunami

[Lord Helpus]

All I know is that they are in the North (and on islands?)

I worry for the stallions. The devastation looks horrible in N Japan.

[serenassong]

Tiger was nice enough to post this link on the Japanese stallions threads, first reports are good, although racing is cancelled for the weekend. It may take awhile to get a full report, and 3C's is trying to get in contact with people in Japan:
http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/new...mi/828177/top/

[second_glance]

Runnymede breeds in Japan and reports that all of their horses and all the people associated with their horses are okay.

[second_glance]

From Kate Hunter, who lives in Japan:

JBBA Farms (Silver Charm, Charismatic and about 20 other US horses) are ALL OK. Safe and sound!

[second_glance]

Kate Hunter has posted a comprehensive list on her blog, with maps, of the farms and US horses known to be safe.

http://www.keiblog.com/Keiblog/Keibl...Cancelled.html

[SCHARM456]

I wonder about radiation fallout if that powerplant has a meltdown. I would think the northern farms would be ok but not the southern. I guess, too, it depends on which way the wind blows.

[tracy]

I wonder about radiation fallout if that powerplant has a meltdown. I would think the northern farms would be ok but not the southern. I guess, too, it depends on which way the wind blows.

I was wondering the same thing, i am hoping both people and horses will be okay.

[Lord Helpus]

Thanks for the information.

Good to know that they are out of harms way.

The rest of the news is devastating; the horses' safety is a small light in the middle of a lot of darkness.

[ElPrado1]

If they aren't on islands, someone moved Japan. None of Japan is on the mainland of Asia.

[Lakeway]

Yikes - something I would never have thought about... Just received the latest Old Friends Update, and the second paragraph talks about The Thoroughbreds in Japan. According to Michael:

'We are all concerned with the Thoroughbreds in Japan. All of our reports tell us that they are doing well under the circumstances. Our feed representative from Triple Crown told me that they are shipping feed to their Japanese clients via FedEx. It costs $10,000 to ship
forty 50lb. bags and they're sending 400 bags per month.'