Despite the Corona Virus Outbreak and Hong Kong Quarantines, and neighboring China-the Horse racing in Hong Kong played on only taking a 10% decline in handle despite not having fans there. The government gets over 70% of that in taxes. Hong Kong Racing averages "a whopping $142 Million on Wednesday nights and $168 Million on Sundays.
Note: Racing has horseman and connections traveling great distances, for example those racing in Hong Kong also raced in Dubai and at the Saudi Cup and mingled there with Horseman who returned to the U.S. therefore making horse racing a potential hotbed for spread of #CoronaVirus add that to the fact racetracks in Florida and Hong Kong still race on, no stopping the Corona Virus at those tracks. XOXO
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