With Sunland Meet Cancelled, New Mexico Racing in Disarray
Friday, February 19, 2021 at 6:10 pm |
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Updated: February 20, 2021 at 11:13 am
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There hasn t been any racing in New Mexico since Dec. 23, but trainer Lynette Baldwin stayed behind, setting up shop at a training center and waiting for good news. For the longest time, there has been none.
“I kept hoping for a light at the end of the tunnel,” Baldwin said. “That s all we asked. Just give us a chance.”
On Thursday, Baldwin s situation went from bad to worse. She turned down stalls at Turf Paradise hoping that Sunland Park would eventually open. Instead, a ruling issued by the New Mexico Racing Commission allowed the track to cancel its entire 2021 meet, which was scheduled to run through Mar. 30. That also meant that the GIII Sunland Derby would not be run for the second consecutive year.
Sunland cancellation latest problem for New Mexico racing
Sunland cancellation latest problem for New Mexico racing
By Steve Bortstein / Special to HRN
February 19, 2021 8:18pm Photo:
Bob Mayberger / Eclipse Sportswire
The 2020-21 racing meet at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino was formally canceled this week because of COVID, once again raising concerns among horsemen about the future of racing in New Mexico.
Home to the world s richest quarter-horse races and the Southwest’s most important prep race on the road to the Kentucky Derby, the state finds itself in peril of quickly becoming irrelevant in the racing industry.
A motion to cancel the Sunland Park racing season passed by a 4-0 vote at Thursday’s monthly meeting of the New Mexico Racing Commission.
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