Calder Horse Dies in Quarantined Barn

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A horse that was suffering from an apparent neurological illness died the morning of March 22 at Calder Casino & Race Course, Calder officials said.

Calder, in Miami Gardens, Fla., is sending the horse to the University of Florida for a necropsy.

On March 20, the horse began showing signs of illness and Calder sent blood samples to the University of Kentucky for testing. Calder has not released the identity of the horse.

Calder expects to get test results back late in the afternoon of March 22, according to its spokeswoman Michele Blanco.

Since March 20, the barn where the now-deceased horse was stabled has been under quarantine. Horses in that barn can train only during restricted hours.

Pending test results, Calder is not permitting horses to ship in or out of its property.

On March 21, Gulfstream Park canceled two races because large numbers of entries were not able to be vanned the eight miles from Calder. Gulfstream ran the eight other races on its 10-race card.

Prayers are with the owner's of the horse, and the other horses in the barn with him/her.