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The Jockey Club Brasileiro resumed horse racing this Sunday at the Hipódromo da Gávea in Rio de Janeiro. Matches are conducted without an audience and with bets made only by phone or internet. There are also nine races scheduled for this Monday, May 4, with online streaming.
Both the city and the state of Rio de Janeiro recently extended the days of quarantine to citizens due to the new coronavirus pandemic: the municipality, until May 15, and the state, until 11. Rio de Janeiro to the site balloonsport.com, races were not allowed and “reasonable steps” can be taken.
Horse race at the Gávea Racecourse, of the Jockey Club Brasileiro, in Rio de Janeiro.
Photo: Playback / Twitter / @JockeyClubBr / Estadão
According to the director of the Brazilian Jockey Club, Marcelo Beloch, the entity is in contact with the municipal and state governments and the return of the races respects the decree of Governor Wilson Witzel (PSC). “We had authorization from the government, and the health protocol was ready from April 16. All the employees who already work daily at the Jockey work in the race, there is nobody else,” he justified. balloonsport.com.
According to Beloch, it is important to keep horses active to prevent disease. “And the horses are athletes, they need to exercise. The Ministry of Agriculture regulates our activity. Can we imagine a horse closed for 60 days? It is an animal health problem. We have been talking to the government, both the City Council and the State, and they are aware of the races, “said the club director.
He also stated that precautions are being taken to prevent coronavirus infections. “They (the races) take place without any problem: temperatures measured from a distance, alcohol in all sectors, everything in masks, no audience, no players, closed bookmakers, everything is done online and by phone. We are following the strict health protocol and compliant with article 4 of the governor’s decree. This is not an event. It is the horses that are inside and those that exercise. The people who work here and live here are with the horses, “Beloch explained.
According to the Rio city council, horse racing is not an essential service and, therefore, for not complying with the rules, they can be fined R $ 851.59 per day. Other stricter measures can be taken, such as banning the site and having a criminal report sent to the police station and the prosecution, or even the license permit for the revoked establishment, in addition to administrative penalties from inspection agencies .
According to the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, through the Superintendency of Agricultural Defense, with the extension of the restrictions due to the coronavirus, the permission to carry out the races would be suspended and the activities in the Jockey should not be carried out until May 11.
On the official website, the Jockey listed the rules he established to resume the races: “permission to attend the track (Tribuna dos Médicos, Veterinária e Paddock), exclusively, of the professionals who work in the races included in the schedule of the day, ie Jockeys, Apprentices, trainers, boyfriends, veterinarians (including freelancers responsible for registered animals) and Squatters “; in addition to the use of “protective masks” and “respect for the minimum distance”.
The races continue to be played in some Brazilian states, such as the Jockey Club de Cidade Jardim, in São Paulo: the club claims to follow the recommendations of health agencies, such as the use of masks and gloves, alcohol gel and disinfection areas, and the absence of public In other countries, parties have been held in some places, such as Hong Kong and US states such as Arkansas, Florida and Oklahoma. Germany hopes to resume racing next week.
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