Santa Anita to close..
 

Per DRF...

So, obviously no SA Derby. I wonder if it’s just best to turn the horses out rather than working them indefinitely when they can’t race - and having them go sour.



https://live.drf.com/nuggets/50587-s...r-of-la-county

Inevitable event. We are all F'D.

Have to weather the storm. Hopefully this is all behind us in 8-12 weeks. Daily new cases in NJ exploded the past few days from 700-900 range to the 2000 range.

Santa Anita probably shouldn’t have been running for the past week or so.

Golden Gate is still running and they are in the same state. Perhaps those jockeys and horses go there and create bigger fields?

I smell Peta in all of this.

Unless they are now creating deadly lab viruses I don't think they can claim credit for this.
:)

As few times modern horses actually race, a shut down of 3-4 months might not even affect a good number of their schedules.

Golden Gate closed also, down to 5 tracks.

Racing has done a great job trying to keep going but it is a good time to "clean up" some problems.

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Last Updated 04/02/2020 10:15 AM (Pacific)

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Gulfstream Park Thursday - Sunday
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Oaklawn Park Thursday - Sunday
Swedish Racing Throughout the Week
Tampa Bay Downs Wednesday, Friday - Sunday
Will Rogers Downs Monday - Wednesdays
Remington Park

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Aqueduct Until further notice
Buffalo Raceway Until further notice
Cal Expo Until further notice
Century Downs Until further notice
Charles Town Until further notice
Cross Country Pick 5 Due to Aqueduct cancellation
Daytona Beach Kennel Club Until further notice
Denmark (all) 03/01 - 03/16
Dover Downs Until further notice
Evangeline Downs Opening day postponed until at least 04/08
Fairgrounds Until further notice
Fairmont Park Until at least 03/31
Flamboro Downs Until further notice
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French Racing (all) Until 04/15
Golden Gate Fields Until further notice
Great Britain (all) Until further notice
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Hawthorne Until at least 03/30
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Miami Valley Until further notice
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Montilcello Through 03/30
New Zealand Through 04/21
Northfield Park Until further notice
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Parx Racing Until further notice
Penn National Until further notice
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Rillito Park Until further notice
Rosecroft Until further notice
Sam Houston Until 04/10
Santa Anita Until further notice
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South Korea Until further notice
Stronach Pick 5 Until further notice
Suffolk Downs Until 04/02
Sunland Park Until further notice
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Yonkers Until further notice
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Wheeling Island Until further notice
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I would be shocked if Los Alamitos is running tonight given the sudden shutdowns of both Golden Gate and Cal Expo in California.

If New York is still 2-4 weeks from an apex and there is a three month ramp down after that, New York is not ready for business until early August at best.

Look at the southern and midwestern states where travel was still near normal as of yesterday. These states will be 8 weeks behind the New York curve which would put their business into early October at best.

Unless there is some way to restrict interstate travel (which there isn't) and open business state-by-state (which there isn't), as a country, we will ready to open only after the longest path in this schedule which likely will be through the end of 2020. Goodness knows I hope I am wrong.

Emerald Downs was scheduled for 4/18 opening, now looking at 5/30.
April dates would have been 4/18, 4/25 & 4/26
May would have 12 days missed if 5/30 happens
EMD looking to extend end of meet to cover missed days

their website gives no indication of cancelling as of yet.