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Gov. Hogan’s plan offers hope to resume live racing soon
The “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery” plan released April 24 by Gov. Larry Hogan outlines four building blocks and coronavirus (COVID-19) benchmarks that must be met before a three-stage reopening of businesses and restart of activities can begin, and the governor indicated he’s hopeful that can occur in early May.
The building blocks are procuring a sufficient amount of personal protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers, generating hospital surge capacity, having adequate testing capacity and having a robust contact-tracing program, according to the 30-page document. The building blocks work in conjunction with guidelines from the White House Coronavirus Task Force that state a 14-day downward trajectory of the metrics, or at least a plateauing, is required before recovery can move forward.
The key metrics in Maryland, Hogan said, are the rate of hospitalization and the number of patients admitted to intensive care units.
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Live racing returns to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium for a seven-day meet beginning Friday, August 22, and running through Labor Day, Monday, September 1. The meet, known for its tight five-furlong oval and festive summer atmosphere, continues to be a popular and tradition-rich stop on the Maryland racing calendar.
Fair Hill is moving forward with its plan to offer Thoroughbred racing on its new turf course on Saturday, Aug. 30, and it will mark the first meet in six years at the Cecil County facility.
