Guy Hohenhaus Quotes (8 Quotes)

It's all a matter of letting Mother Nature do her work. Progress is being made and there is strong reason to maintain a positive outlook. It is just not going as quickly as anyone would like.

This means we are still dealing with an active herpes outbreak but all the animals in Barn 8 have all shown improvement. Things have also stabilized in Barn 5 where we have not had a sick animal since Monday.

Conditions at Pimlico and Laurel continue to progress in a positive manner. Today's news at Bowie does not change our plans to try to clear Barn 5 at Pimlico next week after test results are returned.

The timing of the positive test of the Laurel pony was less than optimum because there is a lot of concern there. This is the first known development around the local track. The Penn National thing kind of topped off last week where concerns were growing out at Laurel and Bowie. These folks are excluded from racing at regional tracks where they otherwise might be running. Laurel is the only place they can run. People feel under siege.

We're looking for an exit, at what point in time do we declare this over.

There's no smoking gun or leading theory coming out about what might have triggered this.

This new occurrence is extremely unfortunate and we are working closely with everyone involved and using the best science available in the equine research community to prevent any possible spread of illness. It is believed that this incident is not a distinctly new case. We encourage horse owners with concerns to contact their private veterinarian to determine if a vaccination or booster is recommended for their horses at this time.

Lifting the last remaining hold order at Pimlico is a positive that things are coming to a close there. We will continue working with all parties involved to monitor the situation and bring it to a conclusion. We thank the owners, trainers, and staff for