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A group of horsemen in New Mexico have issued a written plea to the state s Racing Commission, Gaming Control Board and Sunland Park racetrack management to help resolve what they call an “emergency and life-threatening situation that requires immediate action.”
“There are 1,000 horses and 634 people under direct threat,” the Sunland Park Horsemen s Committee wrote in a two-page letter dated Dec. 10 in response to news that Sunland Park s race meet has been postponed from late December until Jan. 26, 2021.
Racing is currently under way at Penn National Gaming s Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M., through Dec. 23. The track was reopened Dec. 2 after being shut down in mid-November by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham when a spike in COVID-19 positives hit the state. Racetrack casinos have been unable to open to generate revenue during the pandemic.