If the air quality index (AQI) reaches above 200 at any horse racing track in the state then “no racing or training may be conducted at that track.”
Whether or not the Belmont Stakes runs as scheduled on Saturday will come down to a game-time decision, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Thursday.
If the AQI is between 150 and 200 at any track then “only those horses that pass an additional pre-race respiratory veterinary examination will be permitted to race,” according to the guidelines. From there the “chief veterinarian, stewards or presiding judges, horsepersons, jockeys, drivers, outriders, and racetrack management must collectively determine whether to cancel racing.”
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