And they’re off!! Scottish Horse Racing set to resume on June 22nd
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- Horse Racing meetings in Scotland have been suspended since March
- The action is set to resume behind closed doors in late June
- Ayr racecourse will host the first meeting since the lockdown
Scottish Racing are making plans for the sport to return behind closed doors on Monday, June 22nd, this being in accordance with the latest Scottish Government guidelines for leaving lockdown. Indeed first minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday outlined the proposals for Phase One of easing lockdown restrictions and these pave the way for a full resumption of Horseracing in less than four weeks’ time.
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Discussions have been ongoing between the Scottish Government and Scottish Racing in order to support the provisional list of race meetings scheduled for the next few months, however this fixture list is subject to the ongoing public health situation and may be subject to amendments should the situation change.
As things stand, the provisional fixture list for June, July and August is as follows.
Flat Racing
22nd June: Ayr
24th June: Hamilton
28th June: Hamilton
30th June: Musselburgh
1st July: Musselburgh
3rd June: Hamilton
6th June: Ayr
10th July: Musselburgh
12th July: Hamilton
14th July: Ayr
16th July: Hamilton
20th July: Ayr
28th July: Ayr
30th July: Musselburgh
1st August: Hamilton
5th August: Ayr
7th August: Hamilton
13th August: Hamilton
24th August: Ayr
26th August: Musselburgh
28th August: Hamilton
Jump Racing
21st July: Perth
11th August: Perth
30th August: Perth
As already mentioned, the above list may well be subject to amendments due to the ongoing public health situation. All meetings will be held behind closed doors for the time being and all attendees must be aware that they will need to meet all the BHA Covid-19 requirements which include a three-stage screening process.
