Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced today funding for research focused on developing a vaccine against equine herpes virus (EHV).
With Maryland facilities slated to emerge from quarantine by April 18, Laurel Park will not run April 15 or 16 but will add April 19 to its racing calendar.
Several additional equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) positives at Laurel Park have caused health officials to extend the quarantines in place at the track.
Maryland Million gets a date, Arnaldo Bocachica gets a milestone, and four Laurel barns get quarantined, in the week in social media.
With a case of equine herpesvirus leading to a quarantine on four barns, Laurel Park has canceled its March 12 racing card.
With Laurel Park not allowing shippers from New York because of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy, a dozen stakes horses are expected to scratch.
English Tudor tested free of equine herpesvirus earlier today, prompting the Maryland Jockey Club to life the quarantine on Barn 20 at Laurel Park.
A potential case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) at Laurel Park has a barn under quarantine — and highlights how vulnerable horse populations can be.
With a case of equine herpesvirus at Belmont Park, the Maryland Jockey Club will forbid shippers from there until further notice.
In the wake of the latest equine herpesvirus outbreak at Parx Racing, Monmouth Park announced new protocols for horses shipping to the Jersey Shore track.
