Sunland Park quarantine lifted

the state.” they want to run for our purses. we have some of the largest purses in the state. some of the best thoroughbred racing in the state.” sunland park race track officials looking ahead to what they see as a brighter future. new tonight horses kept there can come and go freely. abc-seven is told the quarantine that brought the booming business to a halt… is no longer in place. talk about a rough start to the year for the race track. 16-hundred horses were quarantined at the track because of an outbreak of a potentially deadly virus. it’s put the words “horse herpes” in th headlines since january… but action from the new mexico livestock board today seems to be what that track has been waiting to hear.. abc-7’s maria garcia is live with the new information… the new mexico livestock board lifted the quarantine today. and sunland park racetrack is ready to get back to normal. with horses coming and going. 11-20 02:27 we expect that once these gates open that our receiving barn will be flushed with a new crop of horses that are ready to run after about a month and a half – the 16- hundred horses that were quarantined at the racetrack will be able to go home. 01:41 they came here to run for a few weeks and had anticipated going back and they weren’t able to do that. i know there’s a lot of people looking to do that. but i know there’s also a lot of people who are looking to take their barn space once they leave the virus is so contagious – sunland park had to take very strict measures like disenfecting anything horses touched. according to the new mexico department of agriculture of the 73 horses that tested positive, the majority have made a full recovery. 00:40 i have a list of people who have been calling for the last 45 days who are eager to get in sunland park canceled its sunland derby – a qualifier for the kentucky derby. but racetrack officials are optimistic about another big race next week. 02:52 they want to run for our purses. we have some of the largest purses in the state. some of the best thoroughbred racing in the state. 02:47 i think it allows the business to flourish the new mexico racing commission is requiring every horse’s temperature be taken twice a day. and horses checked into any new mexico racetrack must come with a registration certificate and a clean bill of health from a veterinarian. maria with some betetr news tonight. thank you. can you believe it’s