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Harness racing at Vernon Downs

Vernon Downs Horsepeople To Race Saturday

Vernon Downs will race a 13-race card on Saturday, May 14 using the horses stabled at the track in an effort to provide the opportunity for the Vernon horsepeople to earn some purse money after a long...

Harness racing at Vernon Downs

Vernon Downs Under Quarantine With EHV-1 Cases

Vernon Downs announced on Thursday (May 5) that the barn area is closed and all horses stabled there are under quarantine until further notice due to two equine deaths.

Woodbine Announces Updated Protocols

November 19, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread through our communities, Woodbine Entertainment (Woodbine) is updating their best practices to help protect live racing in Ontario.

Colorado Horse Sparks Quarantine

September 14, 2018

The potential for widespread quarantine of horses across the American West is a possibility, due to the sale of horses who many have had contact with a horse from Colorado diagnosed with a cureless di...

Follow-Up On New Bolton EHV-1 / EHM

January 23, 2018

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has provided a follow-up report in regard to the case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) and equine herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) that were reported last ...

EHV-1 Case Confirmed At New Bolton

January 17, 2018

The University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa. Elective equin...

Update On Equine Herpes Outbreak

February 04, 2016

On Wednesday, February 3, the New Mexico Livestock Board provided an update regarding an equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak that has infected scores of horses and has led to euthanizations.

EHV-1 At Assiniboia Downs

The Ontario Racing Commission has announced that the Manitoba Horse Racing Commission has issued a release confirming a case of neurological Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) at Assiniboia Downs, a racetr...

Rideau Barn Quarantine Lifted

November 28, 2013

On Thursday, November 28 the Ontario Racing Commission announced that it has lifted the quarantine on ‘Barn B’ at Rideau Carleton Raceway.

PA Track Under Herpesvirus Quarantine

November 13, 2013

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today issued a strict quarantine order after a horse stabled at one of the state's tracks tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus, Type 1.

ORC Lifts Woodbine Barn 1 Restrictions

On Wednesday, June 26, the Ontario Racing Commission released a Notice to the Industry on behalf of Dr. Adam Chambers stating that all restrictions that had been placed on Barn 1 at Woodbine Racetrack...

ORC Update On EHV-1 Quarantine

On Wednesday, June 19, the Ontario Racing Commission issued an update regarding the backstretch barn quarantine at Woodbine Racetrack relating to the recent EHV-1 situation.

Woodbine's Barn 1 Quarantined

It has been reported that the Woodbine Entertainment Group has been forced to quarantine Barn 1 at Woodbine Racetrack.