NYRA says racing season at Saratoga is still set to begin on July 16th. Thank God.
Patrick McKenna, NYRA's communications director told Saratoga Living Magazine:
We look forward to welcoming fans to Saratoga Race Course on Opening Day, Thursday, July 16. While we are monitoring the current conditions and consulting with the New York State Department of Health, we are planning for Saratoga to open as scheduled and run in its entirety across the 40-day meet. We are working in earnest each and every day to prepare for the 2020 Saratoga season.
Racing at Aquaduct has been put on hold until at least April 5 and the Kentucky Derby scheduled for May 2 has been pushed back to September 5.
Let's hope everything goes as planned!
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