In order for horse racing to continue it is “critical that all members of our community are forthcoming, honest and self-policing during this time” said Woodbine Entertainment’s CEO Jim Lawson in a communication issued Sunday March 15.
This was in response to an incident at Woodbine Mohawk Park on the evening of Saturday, March 14.
Woodbine Entertainment had announced that in the interest of the wellbeing of customers, employees and horse people, it would be closing Mohawk Park and Woodbine Racetrack to the general public as a precautionary measure in limiting the spread of Covid-19.