A barn at the Thoroughbred Center, a training facility outside Lexington, Ky., has been placed in quarantine after a horse there exhibited signs of equine herpesvirus and tested positive for being exposed to the disease, according to the Kentucky Office of the State Veterinarian.

The Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that would allow the operator of Colonial Downs to install so-called Instant Racing machines at the track and any of the 10 offtrack betting parlors allowed under Virginia law, setting up a debate in the state Senate as early as next week.

Handle on all horse races in California, number of racing days, starters, and average field size declined during the 2016-2017 season compared to 2015-2016, according to data released by the California Horse Racing Board on Tuesday.

The data was part of an annual report published on the racing board’s website providing an overview on a variety of business and sporting activities in California’s Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, and harness racing circuits.

The Jockey Club will deny stud-book privileges to three trainers who have had medication violations in the past two years, the organization announced on Tuesday, although two of the trainers have not started a horse since penalties for the violations were handed down.

The Kentucky House of Representatives has approved a bill that will grant tax breaks to Breeders’ Cup Ltd. any time it holds its two-day event at a track in the state.

The House approved the bill on Monday, and it is expected to gain approval in the Kentucky Senate. The bill was introduced and sponsored by Rep. Dave Osborne, a Louisville-area Republican who is a horse owner and breeder.

Seven new names are in the lineup for Pool 2 of the 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which opens Friday at noon Eastern for the customary three-day run.

The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, has been pegged as the 7-2 morning-line favorite in Pool 2 by Churchill Downs linemaker Mike Battaglia, with McKinzie the shortest individually listed interest at 8-1. Then come Bolt d’Oro and Good Magic, both at 10-1, and Audible and Mask, both at 12-1.

Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., will restore lower takeout rates for many of its wagers during the track’s upcoming spring meet, three months after drawing the ire of the horseplaying community for raising the takeout rates on nearly all of its bets for last October’s fall meet, the track announced on Wednesday.

Delta Downs in Vinton, La., has become the latest track to ban shippers from Turfway Park in Northern Kentucky, citing a case of equine herpesvirus diagnosed at the track last week.

In a notice to horsemen, Delta said the ban was “temporary” and was put in place “to ensure the health and safety of [the] Delta Downs horse population.”

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S., has begun allowing customers of account-wagering companies to use credit cards issued in the bank’s name to fund their accounts, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced Tuesday.

The decision by the bank, which has more than 80 million active credit-card accounts, removes a hurdle faced by some customers of account-wagering companies when attempting to deposit funds. While JPMorgan had allowed customers to use cards linked to their checking accounts for deposits, it had blocked credit-card deposits.

A limited study comparing results of the administration of the regulated anti-bleeding medication furosemide on horses four hours prior to exercise and 24 hours prior to exercise has indicated that the drug is not as effective at the 24-hour mark.