Four More Tracks Open for Spectator-less Wagering Today
Thursday, May 14, 2020

    With the Oaklawn Park season already finished, racing has been held to just four tracks in recent days - Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs in the east, along with Fonner Park in Nebraska and Will Rogers Downs in Oklahoma. That line-up ends today with the re-opening of four additional venues.

    Gulfstream Park continues its run with a 1 p. m. first post and will have the benefit of being the only track taking bets for its first six or seven races. Tampa Bay Downs doesn't race on Thursdays. 

    Santa Anita will be next with a 3:30 post for its nine-race card, followed by Golden Gate Fields with a 3:45 start and another a nine-race program, along with Santa Anita. At 7 p. m., Charles Town kicks off with its nine-race card and Remington Park goes with a strong 11-race card. Based on the success of Fonner Park and Will Rogers Downs, the three newbies, other than Santa Anita, should be able to compete with some degree of success, too. It will be interesting to see which achieves the highest handle.

    On Saturday, Churchill Downs will be added to the wagering menu, and the New Yorkers are out in force trying to get Gov. Cuomo to allow racing at Belmont Park in advance of the opening of Saratoga.  

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