Coronavirus halts Ohio racing

[Muddy]

The Ohio State Racing Commission has announced that horse racing at all Ohio racetracks is officially cancelled effective immediately from March 20 through March 27.

Looks like only Saratoga and Cal Expo are left racing.

[HHE10]

Originally Posted by Muddy

The Ohio State Racing Commission has announced that horse racing at all Ohio racetracks is officially cancelled effective immediately from March 20 through March 27.

Looks like only Saratoga and Cal Expo are left racing.

I think I saw they cancelled Saratoga Harness somewhere

[Muddy]

Saratoga Casino Hotel will suspend live racing following their racecard on Sunday (March 22), due to COVID-19 precautions.

[pandy]

The only harness track racing this week is Cal Expo. They have said that they'll schedule cards for Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

[lamboguy]

Originally Posted by pandy

The only harness track racing this week is Cal Expo. They have said that they'll schedule cards for Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

that's very smart of them. do they still have a sire stake program?

[jimnancy]

They still do have a sire stakes program but it's very weak. They race maybe 3 or 4 times a year for purses of $7,000. A lot of the races are non betting because the only have 3 or 4 horses. But at least the west coast still has harness racing.

[lamboguy]

Originally Posted by jimnancy

They still do have a sire stakes program but it's very weak. They race maybe 3 or 4 times a year for purses of $7,000. A lot of the races are non betting because the only have 3 or 4 horses. But at least the west coast still has harness racing.

they were handling some decent money last night at Los Alamidas. i heard they were over $200k in their pick 4 pool.

this just goes to show you that people will bet on anything, all they want is action.

[Vinman]

The casino website for Will Rogers Downs indicates that the casino is closed. Not clear if the track is running their card today without fans. Anyone know for sure?

Could it be that Fonner Park is the only game in town today?

Vinman

[Vinman]

I just spoke to the Will Rogers Downs racing office. They are running...no fans.

Vinman

[jay68802]

Nebraska VS Oklahoma?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJOlzDJiaDw

[theiman]

Originally Posted by pandy

The only harness track racing this week is Cal Expo. They have said that they'll schedule cards for Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

Looks like Cal Expo wont be racing Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons

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[jimnancy]

The California horse racing board wouldn't allow the change from Friday- Saturday to Tuesday-Wednesday. Cal Expo wasn't trying to race more dates just change the dates. Good work by the horse racing board messing this up.