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| Photo from the Vernon Downs website |
Live racing will return to Vernon Downs Friday and Saturday, with racing beginning at 6:45 p.m. each night.
Racing had been canceled as of last weekend due to three horses testing positive for equine herpes. One horse was euthanized.
According to a news release on the Vernon Downs website, "racing will be restricted to those horses currently stabled in
quarantine at Vernon Downs, excluding the horses in secured quarantine
within the stable area. All horses racing will have their temperature taken prior to
entering the paddock. Those horses with a temperature in excess of 101.5 will
be denied entry to the paddock and excluded from competition."
The equine herpes virus is not transferable to people.
Friday and Saturday night will include a full card of 11 races. Racing will continue on each Friday and Saturday in May.
"We are in complete compliance with all directives issued by
the NYS Gaming Commission," Jason M. Settlemoir, Regional Vice President of Racing at Vernon Downs and Tioga Downs, said in the news release.
"We appreciate their attention to this serious equine health issue and
permitting those horsemen confined to the backstretch to race their horses so
they can generate some income. While we remain vigilant in our work to
prevent any further spread of the EHV-1
outbreak, we are optimistic that things will return to normal in a
few weeks here at Vernon."
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