The first racegoers allowed into a track since March will be turning up at Doncaster but the outlook is newly gloomy
Tuesday’s late news about tightening coronavirus restrictions came just in time to sour the return of racegoers to a British racecourse. Up to 3,640 ticket-buyers are allowed in the ‘general admission’ areas at Doncaster on Wednesday, rising to more than 6,000 for the next three days, which should be a moment for hope that this is a firm step towards normality and the worst is past.
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"Planning is already well-advanced."
Racecourses hope to accommodate paying spectators - in some form - from 1 October.
This date needs further confirmation from government and trials need to go well beforehand, says @TheRCA CEO David Armstrong #LuckOnSunday @ABE_Dubai pic.twitter.com/p6s6SieCYe
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