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Charles Town Adds Four Wednesday Programs To 2020 Racing Calendar

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has added a quartet of Wednesday programs to its remaining 2020 live racing calendar, following approval by the West Virginia Racing Commission at its meeting on Wednesday morning.

The four additional live cards on Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Dec. 9, and Dec. 16 all kick off at 7:00 P.M. EST, and come as a result of positive COVID-19 tests emanating from the jockeys room necessitating a cancellation of the prior two weeks of racing.

Live racing at Charles Town is slated to resume tomorrow evening, Thursday, Nov. 19, with the same first race post of 7:00 P.M.

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COVID-19: Gaming, Casinos Shut Down In Illinois Starting Friday

As of Friday, Nov. 20, gaming and casinos will close in the state of Illinois due to rising COVID-19 numbers, according to Emmy Award-winning journalist Samantha Chatman on Twitter.

The closures are a part of the state's “Resurgence Mitigation Plan” that was implemented in July, and are designated Tier 3. According to the state's COVID-19 website, “this new tier aims to limit gatherings and encourages people to stay home to the greatest extent possible, while permitting some industries to remain open at significantly reduced capacities with proper safety measures in place.”

“Tier 3 boils down to this: if you don't need to do it, don't,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker told patch.com. “You should not attend meetings, dinners or gatherings outside your own household,” he added, but noted, “nobody will go door-to-door to check on you.”

The full list of new restrictions is available here: https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/restore-illinois-mitigation-plan.

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Fair Grounds To Begin Live Meet Without Spectators

Fair Grounds Race Course announced Tuesday that it will not open its 2020 – 2021 race season on Thanksgiving Day to the general public. The course anticipates making a subsequent announcement in December as to when the general public will be allowed to attend.

“We are happy to be able to present the Fair Grounds' 149th racing season, featuring over $7 million in stakes, and continue this longstanding New Orleans tradition despite these unprecedented times,” said Fair Grounds President Doug Shipley. “Out of an abundance of caution given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and working with State and Local authorities, we will not be opening the season to the general public at this time, with only licensed horsemen and essential personnel allowed to attend. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and hope to make an announcement soon as to when we will be able to share our racing experience with the general public.”

The Fair Grounds' slots and twelve off-track betting facilities will maintain their normal hours of operations and safety protocols.

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Stud Fees Announced for Anchor & Hope Farm

Anchor & Hope Farm in Port Deposit, Maryland has released reduced stud fees for 2021.

Bourbon Courage and Imagining will each stand for $2,000. Holy Boss and Long River will each stand for $1,000.

Bourbon Courage leads Midatlantic second crop sires by stakes horses. Imagining is represented by multiple stakes winner Monday Morning QB. Holy Boss will be represented by his first runners in 2021 and Long River will have yearlings of 2021.

“In an effort to support the breeding industry in challenging times, we want to do our part for the people who keep this industry alive–the small breeder,” Louis Merryman said.

“The decline in mares bred nationally and locally has been on our radar, and now combined with the economic impacts of COVID-19 we recognize we all need to do our part to sustain the industry. Our hope is the reduced stud fees will make breeding more feasible for large and small operations alike.”

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