The Manitoba Horse Racing Commission has issued a release confirming a case of neurological Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) at Assiniboia Downs, a racetrack located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The ORC is closely monitoring the situation. While the quarantine at Assiniboia is in effect, trainers of horses that have been on the grounds of this track since […]
Equine Herpes
ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers announced that all restrictions placed on horses stabled in Woodbine’s Barn 10 are now removed, effective April 10, 2014. In a March 27 notice, a requirement to maintain increased biosecurity measures, monitor temperatures, and limit use of ponies remained in place. These measures are now removed. The […]
ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers announced that the training time restrictions placed on horses stabled in Woodbine’s Barn 10 are now removed, effective March 27, 2014. Horses from Barn 10 are now free to train during regular training hours. Horses temperatures should continue to be taken twice daily and monitored closely for […]
There has been a report of EHV-1 in a five-year-old Thoroughbred filly residing in Barn 10 at Woodbine Racetrack. The horse showed neurological signs on Thursday March 13th, but did not have a fever. The horse was removed from Woodbine to isolation on Saturday March 15th. The horse’s condition is stable. Results from tests available […]
Ontario Racing Commission Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers announced that all restrictions placed on horses stabled in Woodbine’s Barn 1 are now removed, effective June 26 2013. The restrictions on Barn 3 horses were lifted on June 19th. The last time a horse in Barn 1 tested positive was June 12, 2013. Twice […]
ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers announced that the restrictions on horses stabled in Barn 3 are lifted. Those horses have rejoined the general populations for purposes of training and racing. In addition, horses NOT stabled in Barn 1 are now allowed to exit Woodbine. There have been two negative tests for EHV-1 for […]
ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers confirms that for all horses stabled in Barn 3, negative results have been returned for PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests for EHV-1. Consequently, Barn 3 horses are now allowed to train on the training track in the morning after it has closed to training for all other […]
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced that there have been five confirmed reports of the neurotrophic form of EHV-1 in thoroughbreds residing in Barn 1 at Woodbine Racetrack. One horse was euthanized on June 10th after becoming recumbent with a fever. A second horse in the same barn (Barn 1) also had a fever and […]
As reported today by the Daily Racing Forum, the Ontario Racing Commission has quarantined one of Woodbine racetrack’s barns, located in Toronto, and implemented shipping restrictions after two horses tested positive for a strain of the equine herpes virus (EHV-1). An unraced two-year-old was euthanized Monday after showing symptoms of a potential neurological disease. On […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group has imposed a quarantine on Woodbine Racetrack’ Barn 1 as a precaution against equine herpes virus (EHV-1). On June 10th, two horses from Barn 1 who were exhibiting signs of illness, including fever and neurological symptoms, were shipped to the Ontario Veterinary College for evaluation, where one, a two-year-old unraced filly trained […]
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has announced that there have been no reports of any further clinical cases in horses stabled in the Lower Barn of the Campbellville Training Centre. ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers confirms that horses stabled in this barn will be allowed to enter into races (make entries) and […]
As of May 28, 2013, there have been no further confirmed cases of EHV-1 in Ontario since the restrictions on racing were imposed. At the request of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC), Dr Scott Weese, an expert in infectious disease control at the Ontario Veterinary College, conducted an examination of the conditions at the Campbellville […]
As reported on May 21st, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has been closely monitoring and investigating the confirmed reports of EHV-1 in two standardbreds that had been at the Campbellville Training Centre. Due to the infectious and serious nature of this disease, the focus has been to ensure that Ontario’s equine athletes are protected. ORC Manager […]
There have been confirmed reports of EHV-1 in two Standardbreds in Ontario, from horses that either were or are at the Campbellville Training Centre. Due to the infectious nature of this disease it is important that decisive measures be taken to protect our equine athletes. Therefore, no horses that are or were stabled at the […]
As reported on April 23rd, a horse in Wellington County tested positive for Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), caused by equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1). The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has determined that this case did not involve a racehorse. However, they are still urging owners to take precautions against the spread of disease and to […]
