Calder postpones Tropical Turf, My Charmer

Calder Race Course is postponing the running of its two graded turf stakes

scheduled for Saturday due to a current quarantine of the stable area. It was

announced on Monday that three barns have been placed under quarantine after a

horse tested positive for Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) on Monday at the

University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. The horse was previously

stabled at Calder.

While there is no evidence of other horses diagnosed with the disease at

Calder, the quarantine is part of the track's operational procedures to reduce

risk for further contamination. The horses in the three barns are being kept

separate from the remaining horse population at Calder, have separate training

hours, and are not eligible to race for three weeks. There is no shipping in or

out of the three barns for this time period.

At the same time, no horses may ship into Calder for two weeks. Calder is

working with the Florida Department of Agriculture and its Division of Animal

Industry in taking every safety precaution to protect its horse population.

Since the quarantine restricts horses from coming into the Calder stable area

and many horses entered in the two stakes this Saturday are not yet on the

grounds, the $100,000 Tropical Turf H. (G3) and $100,000 My Charmer H. (G3) will

both be rescheduled to a date to be determined. Otherwise, racing continues as

scheduled, starting with Thursday's card. On Saturday, Calder will present a

10-race program as well as its scheduled classic car promotion.