Canadian tracks sit and wait for provincial emergency orders to be lifted while horsepeople hope for a return to racing by summer.
COVID-19
Longshot parade at the few tracks still in action in the US and Gulfstream Park is the only North American track racing on Easter Sunday.
The Ontario Racing Task Force including HBPA Ont, groups from all three breeds, announce approval from OLG and the Ont. government for purse distribution.
Swift Thoroughbreds' Kemeny has attracted a large following with his daily graphs and chatty write-ups about BC and Canada's battle against COVID-19.
If you stopped working because of COVID-19, the CERB may provide you with temporary income support; applying for those born Jan-Mar begin April 6.
The 123rd season of Fort Erie racetrack is set to open May 26; training will begin with no gate training or workouts permitted.
With most tracks in the US cancelling or postponing racing due to the COVID-19 virus, wagering plunged in March from one year ago.
In the event of a COVID-19 positive or outbreak on backstretch, horsepeople must be ready with back-up plans for staff or to move horses.
Canadian tracks have horses on backstretch in light training while the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, endangering racing seasons.
While professional sports does not come under the umbrella of the City of Toronto's ban on city-run events until June 30, the Plate may be moved.
Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment and his board, HBPA, Ontario Racing working furiously to help horsepeople while racing on hold.
Stricter protocols introduced for horses and horsepeople arriving from outside of Ontario and from the United States as Canadians head north.
The Winnipeg Sun talks to Assiniboia Downs' Darren Dunn about the upcoming Thoroughbred season which could be delayed due to COVID-19.
Some 1,000 workers and 1,700 horses at the Arcadia, California track in limbo as COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow in the US.
Woodbine Mile (G1) winner El Tormenta, owned and bred by Sam-Son Farms, begins his 2020 campaign in the Grade 3 Appleton at Gulfstream.
