by Jay Wolf, for the Delaware County Agricultural Society

Delaware, OH — The Delaware County Agricultural Society would like to remind horsemen that the Blooded Horse Sale’s Winter Speed Sale scheduled for Feb. 12 has been postponed.

“With a couple of cases of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) reported in the state of Ohio and Pennsylvania, the fair board felt that we should be overly cautious and postpone the sale,” noted Tom Wright, Director of Racing for the Delaware County Fair. “We have around 150 horses on the fairgrounds training daily and we owe the local trainers and owners a safe and healthy environment.”

Delaware County Fair officials have pledged to work with the Blooded Horse Sale Company to see if the sale can be held in the near future.