Last week, a press release from Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Az. announced that track management would push the start of the meet back from Oct. 17 to Nov. 27, and said that Turf Paradise was working with Bob Hutton, president of the Arizona Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (AZHBPA), on when horses could begin shipping in.
According to the Thoroughbred Daily News, Hutton emailed a list of 17 questions to Turf Paradise Management on behalf of the horsemen, including such things as coronavirus contingency plans and a promise not to shut down the meet early.
Management's responses to the AZHBPA's questions were not comforting, Hutton said. As such, he plans to send his own horses to other tracks for the winter.
“My recommendation (to other horsemen) would be to, based on the track not being able to guarantee that they'll run the entire meet, then you'll probably need to make other plans,” Hutton told the TDN.
Read more at the Thoroughbred Daily News.
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