We have no issues with health protocols – Shane Ellis

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Shane Ellis, president of the Jamaica Jockeys’ Guild, says his fellow riders will have no problems following protocols as they prepare for a possible return to the saddle in mid-June during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Racing at Caymanas Park has been indefinitely suspended due to the novel coronavirus outbreak since March 21. […]

TRINIDAD RACING: Claiming races may resume after reopening on June 19

Claiming races are set to make a return if local horse racing resumes on June 19 at Santa Rosa Park. Claiming races were abandoned several years ago because of alleged manipulation of the system by some owners and trainers. The Arima Race Club (ARC), in its first Draft Index of the proposed races for June […]

UK RACING: Racing under starters orders on road to redemption

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - English racing will on Monday offer a beacon of hope after months of nationwide gloom when it becomes the first sport in Britain to emerge from coronavirus lockdown. Criticised for pressing ahead with the Cheltenham Festival as the pandemic took hold in March racing now finds itself in the news […]

US RACING: Del Mar to race earlier in July and without fans

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Del Mar will open its summer racing season on July 10 without fans in attendance and follow safety protocols to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club said it will race on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays pending the approval of the California Horse Racing Board […]

Horse racing returns in New Zealand as lockdown eases

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's financially troubled horse racing industry reopened Thursday (may 28) after being shuttered for months because of the coronavirus outbreak, leading the return of organized sports as the nation moves toward normality. A harness racing meeting which took place without fans at the Addington racecourse at Christchurch was the […]

US RACING: New Mexico horse track eases into racing amid restrictions

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Live horse racing has resumed in New Mexico, but there are no spectators in the stands and only online and drive-thru wagering is allowed under an ongoing public health order aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus. Some state racing regulators expressed concerns during a meeting Thursday that online and […]