Racing has been suspended at a track in the United States after 15 jockeys evaluated positive for coronavirus.
Meetings set up for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Del Mar will not be held.
All jockeys set to ride at the track in California were inspected after leading riders Flavien Prat and Victor Espinoza evaluated favorable.
Officials say the affected jockeys were asymptomatic, are isolating at home and they hope to resume action at the course on 24 July.
” Presuming these individuals continue to show no symptoms, they will be isolated for a total of 10 days and must have the ability to resume their typical activities, including riding after that time,” said Dr Eric McDonald, medical director of San Diego epidemiology and immunisation department.
The season at Del Mar began on 10 July without spectators since of the coronavirus pandemic.
Safety measures for those participating included temperature checks, deal with covering and social distancing requirements, additional hand washing and sanitiser stations, and routine disinfecting of all comm