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Northrop said Gulfstream is taking several steps to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Horses are limited to one groom, one trainer, and one jockey. He noted that that track has had to employ extra security to intercept people trying to watch the races in person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been very nice to have the racing continue here in Florida,\u201d he told the commission.<\/p>\n
Besides Florida, horse racing also continues at tracks in Arkansas, California, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Proponents say racing is needed to help support the industry’s farms and workers. They also say that if the horses do not maintain their training, it could be detrimental to their health.<\/p>\n
Kentucky’s Projected COVID-19 Peak in Mid-May<\/h2>\n Allowing racing without a crowd is something that may happen sooner. But Beshear said Friday that Kentucky\u2019s coronavirus numbers need to decline first.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least as long as we are seeing an escalation, you would still have groups of people that would have to come together to make that happen,\u201d <\/strong>he said. \u201cIt’d be the same thing as the NBA, which is being canceled right now. So, while there might be a point, hopefully, when we see cases going down where that’s something that we could consider, right now, we shouldn’t be getting people together for any reason whatsoever.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nKentucky has been one of the more successful states in flattening the curve and preventing the spread of COVID-19 so far. That has kept the state from seeing hot spots emerge that could overwhelm both Kentucky’s medical personnel and the equipment needed to treat patients.<\/p>\n
According to the University of Washington\u2019s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation\u2019s COVID-19 projections, the Bluegrass State is more than a month away from likely seeing the climax of the resources needed to treat those infected with the virus. Even then, the state\u2019s hospitals are projected to have enough resources, such as ICU beds and ventilators, as long as residents continue their commitment to practicing the social distancing guidelines.<\/p>\n
On Sunday afternoon, Beshear reported that five more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the state\u2019s total fatalities to 45. Of the 955 cases identified, 306 people have recovered.<\/p>\n
Using the Institute\u2019s current projections, that would likely mean the state would start seeing a noticeable decline in COVID-19 cases by the beginning of June. However, the projections still show people would still become infected and need hospitalization through late July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some members of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) may be clamoring for live racing to return to the state. But as long as COVID-19 is still a threat, then Gov. Andy Beshear doesn’t see how it can happen soon. A day after Commission Chair Frank Kling told the officials from Kentucky\u2019s harness and thoroughbred […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":132223,"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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