Columbus, OH — The Meadows, as all racetracks in Pennsylvania, has been dark since mid-March due to the state’s COVID-19 shutdown order. How quickly could horses and horsemen resume racing once the track is permitted to reopen — with or without spectators?

Says The Meadows-based horseman Gary Johnston, in a story on the Observer-Reporter website: “My horses are ready to drop in the box tomorrow.”

To read the full story on the Observer-Reporter website, click here.