NYRA suspends racing after backstretch worker tests positive

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by moses

This was only a matter of time. All racing will be shut down soon.

Probably.

Who knows if the SA Derby will be able to be run? I don’t see how Oaklawn can continue since Sean Payton was there - how are they not shutting down? The Wood is all but gone. I feel like the 3 year olds are all going to have to be put away and miss most of their year...they can’t stay in training with no place to run. In fact, I’m not sure how they can even run the late summer or fall races because there’s soon going to be nowhere to run, and if the horses are turned out, they will need time to get in racing shape - and for that they need many weeks advance notice that the races will be run. I don’t see how that’s possible.