Calder Race Course is postponing the running of its two graded turf stakes
scheduled for Saturday due to a current quarantine of the stable area. It was
announced on Monday that three barns have been placed under quarantine after a
horse tested positive for Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) on Monday at the
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. The horse was previously
stabled at Calder.
While there is no evidence of other horses diagnosed with the disease at
Calder, the quarantine is part of the track’s operational procedures to reduce
risk for further contamination. The horses in the three barns are being kept
separate from the remaining horse population at Calder, have separate training
hours, and are not eligible to race for three weeks. There is no shipping in or
out of the three barns for this time period.
At the same time, no horses may ship into Calder for two weeks. Calder is
working with the Florida Department of Agriculture and its Division of Animal
Industry in taking every safety precaution to protect its horse population.
Since the quarantine restricts horses from coming into the Calder stable area
and many horses entered in the two stakes this Saturday are not yet on the
grounds, the $100,000 Tropical Turf H. (G3) and $100,000 My Charmer H. (G3) will
both be rescheduled to a date to be determined. Otherwise, racing continues as
scheduled, starting with Thursday’s card. On Saturday, Calder will present a
10-race program as well as its scheduled classic car promotion.