Great Canadian, in consultation with the BC Horse Racing Management Committee, agreed this morning to allow for the continuation of training at both tracks until March 31st, with the following conditions:
-only essential horsepeople to be allowed in the backstretch areas and facilities
-Great Canadian will only provide the essential personnel to maintain training conditions and the operation of the stabling areas
-horsepeople will not interact in any physically proximate way with Great Canadian personnel, under any circumstances
-if certain personnel refuse to work for safety purposes, horse people recognize that may impact ongoing operations prior to April 1st
-social distancing measures will be undertaken by horsepeople at all times, and it is Great Canadian’s understanding that this will be enforced by GPEB
-horsepeople will commit to good personal hygiene and cleanliness of the stabling areas they frequent (tack rooms, shed rows, etc.) at all times
-the backstretches of both tracks will be vacated of horses by April 1st, and on a “best efforts” basis of personnel domiciled on the backstretches by April 1st.
We again appreciate the cooperation of all horsepeople to ensure the orderly shutdown of the backstretches at both tracks under these very challenging conditions, and Great Canadian remains committed to restoring racing operations once the necessary authorities deem it safe to do so.
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