Santa Anita Park<\/a>, Golden Gate Fields, and Cal Expo. Only a week later did Santa Anita close after the California Horse Racing Board outlined its guidance that tracks heed the recommendation from county health officials.<\/p>\nRacing is still set to continue Friday, with thoroughbreds at Golden Gate and quarter horses at Los Alamitos. But on Wednesday, Sacramento County officials put a halt to harness racing at Cal Expo.<\/p>\n
Proponents of racing say the sport is necessary to keep agricultural operations going, as the purse money from races fund that work. In addition, they also cite that race horses are finely trained athletes who need proper supervision and exercise on an ongoing basis for their health and safety.<\/p>\n
Gulfstream Readies for Spring-Summer Meet<\/h2>\n At Gulfstream Park, David Joseph, the track\u2019s vice president of communications and media relations, told Casino.org Wednesday that track officials have already drawn post positions for Thursday\u2019s card, which kicks off its Spring-Summer Meet.<\/p>\n
The Track\u2019s Championship Meet ended last weekend, culminating with the Florida Derby, one of the top Kentucky Derby prep races.<\/p>\n
At least one official in Hallandale Beach called on the track to follow Broward County\u2019s guidelines for curbing the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n
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However, while Gulfstream has continued to run, it has taken several steps toward controlling the coronavirus. It shut down one Friday card in order to enact safety protocols, including keeping jockey lockers six feet apart and not allowing physical contact between either jockeys or the track\u2019s grounds crew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Last week, Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano tested positive for COVID-19<\/a> when he attempted to return to Gulfstream after spending time with his family in New York. Castellano, who was asymptomatic, must stay in quarantine at least another week before he could possibly be cleared to ride at the South Florida track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a stay-at-home order for residents, as the Sunshine State tries to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. One business, though, that won\u2019t be affected by the Florida Republican’s order is the horse racing industry. Representatives from both Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park told Casino.org that it will remain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":131874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14577],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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