Travel restricted between Churchill and Hoosier

On the recommendation of the Kentucky State Veterinarian's Office, Churchill

Downs and its Trackside Louisville training center will not allow horses stabled

at Hoosier Park to enter either of those stable areas until further notice.

On September 12, Hoosier Park officials took precautionary measures and

placed 59 horses in quarantine when symptoms of the contagious bacterial disease

streptococcus equi, also known as strangles, was suspected in one Thoroughbred

stabled at the Anderson, Indiana facility. Hoosier Park is located about 160

miles north of Churchill Downs.

All horses stabled in that Hoosier Park barn have been quarantined and are

not allowed to mix with the general horse population at the track until test

results are returned from the lab. If the test returns a positive identification

of strangles, all quarantined horses will undergo mandatory testing for the

disease.

Owners and trainers may ship their Churchill Downs or Trackside

Louisville-based horses to race at Hoosier Park, but they will not be permitted

to return until officials satisfactorily determine that transmission of the

disease is no longer a concern.