A restriction on horses shipping between Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Penn National Race Course due to three horses testing positive for equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) at Penn National might be lifted early next week, officials for both Pennsylvania racetracks said Wednesday.

“Although three horses from trainer Bob Wolfe did test positive, we had some good news

A small outbreak of equine herpes at Penn National Racecourse has prompted management of Philadelphia Park to bar horses shipping in to race as well as horses shipping out to “race and return” from the Grantville, Pa. oval.

Richard Schnaars, general manager of Penn National, stressed that the situation is “very localized,” with only two horses from the stable of trainer Bob Wolfe