Association of Racing Commissioners International cancels April conference

The Association of Racing Commissioners International has canceled its conference in April due to the coronavirus outbreak, the organization announced on Wednesday.

The conference was scheduled to be held April 7-10 in New Orleans. In a release, the ARCI said that all registration fees will be refunded.

The cancellation of the conference is the first notable impact on the U.S. Thoroughbred racing industry of the outbreak, though many operating racetracks have put out advisories over the past two days stating that they are conducting more frequent sanitation procedures.

Earlier this week, Yonkers Raceway in New York canceled racing when an employee of the Standardbred Owners Association, John Brennan, who was also a trainer, died and subsequently tested positive for coronavirus.

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