The important thing here is the Belmont stakes. NYRA's biggest day of the year, as far as attendance and handle. They're going to have to figure out just where they can safely put these fans and convince the state. Less than 50% attendance would be a severe blow to NYRA "making ends meet." IMO
Requiring a vaccine would surely help a 50% argument. In New York, the latest vaccination rate is 209,841 doses per day, on average. At this pace, it will take another 2 months to cover 75% of the population, according to Bloomberg. Not sure about the legality of requiring a vaccine to attend a NYRA track. Here in FL, it's illegal for a business to require a vaccine of its customers.
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