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Posted on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Laurel Park has resumed accepting entries from other jurisdictions after nearly 60 race horses at the Laurel Park race track tested negative for neurologic equine herpesvirus.
A day after a 2-year-old filly Nin in Barn 1 tested positive for EHV-1 on Friday, the Maryland Jockey Club announced that no horses would be allowed to ship into Laurel Park except those from the Bowie Training Center.
That order was lifted Tuesday but the 60 race horses will not be allowed to leave the grounds until the 21-day hold order on Barn 1 is lifted by the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
According to the MDA, an aggressive testing protocol along with no positive tests or signs of disease may allow the hold order to be lifted earlier than the current December 6 release date.
Equine herpesvirus causes upper respiratory infection and can lead to severe neurological disease. In 2006, 4 horses died at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, during an outbreak of the virus.
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