coronavirus and racing

The planned resumption of German racing on Monday, May 4, will now be delayed after Dortmund racecourse was forced to scrap its opening meeting following regional government intervention. On Saturday morning, Deutscher Galopp released a statement confirming that racing would not be able to proceed as planned despite the fact that the racing authority had previously secured permission to race behind closed doors under Germany's Animal Breeding Act. Deutscher Galopp president Michael Vesper said, "It is a real shame that Dortmund cannot resume racing after a break of almost two...

Santa Anita executives, including The Stronach Group (TSG) chairman and president Belinda Stronach, held an online meeting Thursday with Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and other officials about a possible resumption of live racing at Santa Anita. According to TSG chief strategy officer Aidan Butler, an official decision on the matter is expected early next week. "We walked them through it, and then I presented them the plan. As positive as I think it could be. [Barger] seems very understanding—she wants to work with us," said Butler, about the...

Will there be spectators at the September sale? The Keeneland Fall Meet? Like all of us, Bill Thomason doesn't have all the answers, but he talks about plans, protocols and contingencies for Keeneland this fall on the Writers' Room podcast.

He's currently the most successful trainer in the sport, and Chad Brown joins Joe Bianca, Bill Finley, Jon Green and Alan Carasso to talk about racing in the age of the coronavirus.