Horse Racing Tracks are Still Open, But No Fans Allowed

Every major sport in America has been shut down, except for horse racing.

Horse tracks are alive and thriving in multiple states across the country.

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Tracks are operating in Florida, California, Arkansas and Oklahoma, but none of them are allowing fans to attend the races.

The races are still being streamed online and through various broadcast partners so people at home can still bet on the ponies.

Medical personnel are screening jockeys on the way into the track, taking temperatures and looking for COVID-19 symptoms.

Any jockey or horse that comes to race from another state must complete a 14-day quarantine before they are allowed to compete.

The most famous races in the country; the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont, have been postponed until the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

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