Quarantine for barn continues as all but one horse tests negative for virus

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Barn 32 at Woodbine remains under quarantine after a horse trained by Krista Cole tested positive for the contagious disease Equine Herpesvirus, or EHV-1.

Horses were not allowed to leave the barn on Thursday, resulting in several scratches on Thursday’s card, including third-race favorite Gizmo’s B F F and Ala Turka. Horses from that barn were also scratched Friday, which will also be the case on Saturday and Sunday.

All the other horses in barn 32 tested negative. A separate morning training session in a nearby field was scheduled for them beginning Friday.

EHV-1 has an approximate incubation period of three to eight days and may, in some cases, be as long as 14 days. It is spread by nasal secretions and can live on gloves, boots, and equipment.

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