The quarantine of a Belmont Park barn Friday due to a suspected case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy will result in the scratches of 14 New York-based horses entered to race on the six-stakes Winter Carnival program Saturday at Laurel Park. At 8:30 p.m. Friday, The Maryland Jockey Club sent out a group text announcement stating that horses stabled at Belmont or Aqueduct will not be allowed to enter the grounds of Laurel and Pimlico until further notice. Horses from Laurel or Pimlico who ship to New York to race will not be allowed to return to an MJC track. The Tom Albertrani-trained filly Ladies Day was euthanized late this morning at Belmont. Ladies Day had spiked a fever Monday at Belmont and then again on Thursday. She had been unable to stand since Thursday night. Her medical test results, which are expected to confirm that she had EMH, will likely come back Friday night or Saturday. Equine herpes myeloencephalopathy is the neurological strain of the equine herpesvirus, which can lead to paralysis, seizures, and sometimes death. The Laurel ban is stronger than the one put in place in January when a horse at Belmont tested positive for EVH1, the less severe strain of the equine herpesvirus. That horse, trained by Linda Rice, had a fever but did not display any of the physical symptoms of EHM. During the January quarantine, horses stabled at Aqueduct were allowed to ship to Laurel to race, but horses based at Belmont were not. Sal Sinatra, president of the Maryland Jockey Club, said the current situation is more dangerous than the January herpesvirus positive. “This situation is different," Sinatra said. "We have had a horse euthanized. I feel it is in the best interest of the horses here at Laurel to not allow any horses from New York on the grounds. We have all lived through multiple deaths from illness on our backstretches, and I think it is best to be cautious right now." Sam Elliott, the director of racing at Parx, said horses based at Aqueduct or Belmont will not be allowed to ship to Parx and that any Parx horses who race in New York will not be allowed back on the grounds. The 14 horses who will be scratched from Laurel's Saturday card if Ladies Day's tests show she was positive for the equine herpesvirus are: Race 1 - Fortunate Queen Race 4 - Delta Outlaw John B. Campbell, race 5 - Turco Bravo Maryland Racing Media, race 7 - Bishop's Pond, Felini, Just Got It, and Not Taken Wide Country, race 8 - Fools Gold General George, race 9 - Do Share and Great Stuff Barbara Fritchie, race 10 - Bishop's Pond, Boule, Divine Miss Grey, Highway Star, and Quezon Bishop's Pond was cross-entered in the Fritchie and Maryland Racing Media Stakes. Trainer Rodrigo Ubillo said Friday morning that Highway Star would be scratched from the Fritchie because his regular rider was not available and due to expected wet track conditions. – additional reporting by David Grening