Herd of stranded horses rescued after Dutch flood (Breyer horses)
A herd of horses stranded on a patch of land surrounded by flood water for three days in the Frisian town of Marrum, in the northern Netherlands, have finally been rescued.
Gustavo Zlocewick's men justified their status as the dark horses of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 as they secured second place in Group D and a quarter-final spot with a penalty shoot-out triumph over Nigeria.
Delta Blues edged Japanese stablemate Pop Rock in a photo finish to win the 3,200-meter Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, only the third foreign horse to win Australia's most prestigious horse race.
Two horses showing possible symptoms of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) at Monmouth Park this week forced New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority officials to take further measures to control a potential outbreak.
A herd of horses marooned on a lowland knoll for three days by rising floodwaters waded to safety on Friday, led by wranglers following an underwater path marked out by half-submerged stakes.
MELBOURNE, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Japanese stayer Delta Blues edged out stablemate Pop Rock to win the $3.9 million Australian classic Melbourne Cup at Flemington Tuesday.
Gustavo Zlocewick's men justified their status as the dark horses of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 as they secured second place in Group D and a quarter-final spot with a penalty shoot-out triumph over Nigeria.
Delta Blues edged Japanese stablemate Pop Rock in a photo finish to win the 3,200-meter Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, only the third foreign horse to win Australia's most prestigious horse race.
Two horses showing possible symptoms of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) at Monmouth Park this week forced New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority officials to take further measures to control a potential outbreak.
A herd of horses marooned on a lowland knoll for three days by rising floodwaters waded to safety on Friday, led by wranglers following an underwater path marked out by half-submerged stakes.
MELBOURNE, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Japanese stayer Delta Blues edged out stablemate Pop Rock to win the $3.9 million Australian classic Melbourne Cup at Flemington Tuesday.




