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State restricts horses at Laurel Park barn

Sports Digest

November 13, 2008

State officials are performing lab tests to determine the status of a horse that was having difficulty standing in its Laurel Park stall. The Maryland Department of Agriculture placed an "investigational animal hold order" yesterday on Barn1 at Laurel Park pending lab results, the Maryland Jockey Club said. The order restricts movement of horses in the barn, and test results could be known as soon as today. The horse's condition is not being described as equine herpes Type1 virus (EHV-1), jockey club officials said. In January, a horse stabled at the Bowie training center exhibited similar symptoms. In that case, tests for EHV-1 were negative, MJC spokesman Mike Gathagan said. With lab results pending, jockey club officials said they wanted to keep the horse community informed. In January 2006, an equine herpes outbreak that started at Pimlico Race Course and spread to Laurel Park resulted in four horses being euthanized and in Pimlico being closed for training for 17 days. The virus causes upper-respiratory infection and can lead to neurological problems. BILL ORDINE

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