MIAMI - Three barns at Calder Race Course have been placed under quarantine after a horse tested postive Monday for the equine herpesvirus, said track veterinarian Dr. Patty Marquis.
The unidentified horse, trained by Bill White, tested positive at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville. The horse had shown symptoms of neurological illness over the weekend.
Two-year-old fillies will be featured at Golden Gate Fields in Saturday's $50,000 Corte Madera Stakes at one mile. Twelve were nominated, but bettors may not have to go beyond Antares World, first among the 12 in alphabetical order, to find the winner.
She Be Wild, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, had been pre-entered in Friday night's Grade 3, $500,000 Delta Princess at Delta Downs, but her connections have decided to pass on the race and have sent her from Kentucky to Gulfstream Park to prepare for a 3-year-old campaign. The long-term target for her is the Kentucky Oaks.
"That's kind of going to be our goal," said Wayne Catalano, who trains She Be Wild for Nancy Mazzoni. "How we get there, we've got to map that out."
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Sunday that he is willing to provide financial aid to the state's ailing racing industry if an appropriate offer reaches his desk before he leaves office in January 2011.
Speaking after appearing in a winner's circle ceremony at Hollywood Park in honor of the undefeated champion mare Zenyatta, Schwarzenegger was not specific about what sort of ideas he would accept, but did say he was not supportive of slot machines.
NGLEWOOD, Calif. - The Usual Q.T. and Battle of Hastings finished first and second in the two major turf stakes for 3-year-olds in Southern California in November - the Grade 2 Oak Tree Derby on Nov. 7 and Sunday's Grade 1 Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park.
But Sunday's race will be the last time they meet for the foreseeable future. Trainer Jim Cassidy said that The Usual Q.T. will stay in training this winter, while Battle of Hastings will be given a vacation, trainer Jeff Mullins said.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - To no one's surprise, Al Stall Jr. was in a good mood Monday morning while talking from the Fair Grounds backstretch in New Orleans. Stall was less than 72 hours removed from sending out Blame to win the biggest race of the Churchill Downs fall meet, the on Friday, and he was looking forward to attending the Monday night football game between the New England Patriots and his beloved New Orleans Saints, who were unbeaten going into the game.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Ian Howard has been high on Resentless since the filly first made it to the starting gate in August.
Last Sunday, Resentless rewarded Howard's faith with a convincing victory under jockey Chantal Sutherland in the , a 1 1/16-mile race for Ontario-foaled 2-year-old fillies.
"To run as fast as she did as easily as she did was really impressive," said Howard, who watched Resentless stop the clock in 1:43.98. "The first half was kind of soft, but she finished great."
MIAMI - Three barns at Calder Race Course have been placed under temporary quarantine awaiting the test results on a sick horse who displayed symptoms of a possible neurological disorder over the weekend.
The unidentified horse is trained by Bill White, perennial leading trainer at Calder. White has 42 horses stabled on the grounds spread among the three barns that have been quarantined. Other trainers housed in those barns include Phil Combest, Vinnie Blengs, and Roger Lauren.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Zenyatta, the most popular horse in California, was sent into retirement on Sunday at Hollywood Park with a ceremony that featured the one thing her adoring fans wanted more than anything else - an appearance by the 5-year-old undefeated mare herself.
