Racing Off In Paris, ‘Red Zones’ of France

[Wandering Eyes]

After eight days of racing behind closed doors since resuming on May 11, racing has once again been called off in France’s ‘red zone’ areas–Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Grand-Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, which comprise Paris and its surrounding areas–with a government decree expected to be published in the coming days specifying that racing can continue in the country’s ‘green zones,’ but not the red. Racecourses in red zones include ParisLongchamp, Saint-Cloud, Chantilly, Compiegne and Fontainebleau.

France Galop is working on plans to rearrange the May and June calendars and relocate the affected fixtures. The new calendar will be subject to change when the red zones turn green.

A joint release from France Galop and LeTROT read in part, “While the resumption of racing is reinforced by this decree to be published, the parent companies and the Federation Nationale des Courses Hippiques deeply regret that the racecourses located in the red zones cannot operate as they have done since May 11. The reinforced closed-door protocol and all sanitary measures have also been scrupulously respected since the resumption of racing on May 11. Regular controls have been carried out and have not revealed any problems.

“However, the parent companies take note of this decision, which regulates the conditions for the resumption of horse racing, and will apply the new directives from Thursday. Some prefectures, such as Paris, have already anticipated the publication of the decree by notifying France Galop and LeTROT this morning of the decision to prohibit the opening of their racecourses.”

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