Horsemen at Illinois’ Hawthorne Race Course are trying to plan winter racing schedules but a recently extended equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) quarantine is making that difficult.

A horse in Barn 1 was euthanized Nov. 26 and a necropsy revealed the horse had EHV-1. This is the fourth horse death attributed to the disease during the Hawthorne fall meet, which started Oct. 5 and is scheduled to continue through Dec. 30.

Trainer Larry Rivelli said the quarantine has prevented him and other trainers from selling horses no longer competitive in Illinois to out-of-state connections, who do not wish to wait out the quarantine. While Rivelli said the outbreak and quarantine has cost him some money, he said these situations are part of being a trainer.

"I’ve learned over the years to put some money away during the good times. Horsemen need a cushion because in racing stuff is going to come up," Rivelli said. "This has been tough but it’s not the end of the world. You have to adjust

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