In accordance with recently revised business reopening guidelines issued by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Zia Park will resume live racing on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Post time at the Hobbs, N.M. track is slated for 12:00 PM Mountain Time.
Racing at Zia Park was prematurely suspended on Nov. 16, and remained suspended through Nov. 30 by Gov. Grisham’s order to cease in-person non-essential activities due to COVID-19 spikes in the area.
Zia Park will also race Thursday, Dec. 3 (a previously rescheduled race date), and then maintain a Monday through Wednesday schedule through its final live racing program on Dec. 23.
Overnight purses starting with the December 2 live card will be increased 30 percent from their previously advertised amounts, pending approval by the New Mexico Racing Commission.
The Zia Park barn area will remain open until Dec. 31, 2020 with the racetrack itself closed for training after Dec. 23.
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