(Edited press release)

The New York Racing Association will allow horses to ship into its racetracks–Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga–from Maryland beginning March 18, providing those horses meet certain requirements.
NYRA had banned horses from shipping in from Laurel, Pimlico, and Bowie because of reported cases of equine herpesvirus-1. Maryland has been fighting the disease since News Reporter, a 5-year-old gelding, had to be euthanatized after testing positive for EHV-1 on Jan. 2. Several other horses were later lost or were found to have the virus.

“We also want to make it clear that any horse that ships from New York to Maryland will have to meet these requirements in order to come back.” said Dr. Anthony Verderosa, NYRA’s chief examining veterinarian. “Basically, they will be treated as if they originated in Maryland