Instead of the Preakness running Saturday in Baltimore with perhaps another heralded Kentucky Derby winner looking to capture the second jewel of the Triple Crown, horse racing is in the midst of transition.
And lower and middle class owners are in the cross hairs. Owner Maggi Moss was concerned about the fate of the little guys before the coronavirus derailed the sport.
Now, she worries her fears have become a reality. “We have an industry that’s going to come back looking very different,” Moss said. “Maybe I’m wrong, but there’s many people that can’t afford this anymore.” Though all is not lost.
Not yet. While a vast majority of North American thoroughbred tracks remain dark, Churchill Downs and Santa Anita Park are set to resume racing