If casino operations resume by November 1, Zia Park will add one racing date to each of the final four weeks of its 2020 season.
(Mountain) post time.Ĭurrently, on-track spectators, including simulcasting, will not be permitted but will be evaluated in the future. The track will now operate on a three day a week schedule with live racing conducted on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with a 12:00 P.M. With the impact of COVID-19 sparing few in the racing industry, including Zia Park, the New Mexico oval originally scheduled to commence its live meet on September 21 will now kick off its racing season on Monday, October 5.ĭue to significantly reduced purse funds resulting from an ongoing shutdown of Zia Park’s casino operation starting on March 16, the New Mexico Racing Commission approved a reduction in the track’s live racing calendar from 54 to 36 dates with the meet running through Wednesday, December 23.
