Inverness Race Card, Atlantic Sires Stakes Event, and Northside Card Postponed; Will be Re-scheduled

The Atlantic Standardbred Breeders Association (ASBA), in consultation with the Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission (MPHRC) and its Bio Security Committee, has postponed the Atlantic Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing colts event which was slated for Sunday, May 26th, at Inverness Raceway.  This event will be re-scheduled at a later date.
 
In addition, the MPHRC has postponed the remainder of the afternoon race card scheduled for Inverness on Sunday, as well as the race card scheduled for Northside Downs on Saturday, May 25.
 
The decision to postpone these events is based upon concerns that a horse raced at Northside Downs on May 20 had previously been stabled at the Campbellville Training Centre in Ontario.  Although this horse has not exhibited any signs of the Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1), this horse will undergo testing to confirm it is not carrying the virus.
 
Outbreaks of neurological EHV-1 are contagious and have a significant risk of mortality. ANYTHING that touches an infected horse or carries secretions or manure from sick horses has the potential to transfer pathogens to other horses.

EHV-1 is a viral infection which can cause respiratory disease, abortion, death in newborn foals, and neurological form of herpes.