Racing resumes at Vernon Downs in New York
Harness racing has resumed at Vernon Downs Raceway inward upstate New York next an outbreak of equine herpes virus-1.
Vernon Downs got approving from the New York State Gaming Commission for a total carte du jour of eleven races on Fri together with Sabbatum evenings.
Track officials said racing would croak along amongst this schedule until farther notice. There volition survive no Th racing during May.
Racing is restricted to the 400 horses currently confined to stables at the track, excluding those nether secured quarantine inside the stable area, understood to number 25.
Three animals tested positive for the virus.
The regional vice-president of racing at Vernon Downs together with Tioga Downs, Jason Settlemoir, said the course of written report was fully compliant amongst all directives issued past times the gaming commission.
“We appreciate their attending to this serious equine wellness number together with permitting those horsemen confined to the backstretch to race their horses then they tin generate simply about income.
“While nosotros stay vigilant inward our move to forbid whatsoever farther spread of the EHV-1 outbreak, nosotros are optimistic that things volition supply to normal inward a few weeks hither at Vernon.”
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