“While
we came to an agreement with the management of Freehold Raceway on Thursday to
move ahead with qualifying races on Friday morning, we will continue to
scrutinize the conditions of the racing surface for the safety of our
horsemen,” said SBOANJ President Tom Luchento.
“We
did not ‘retract’ our concerns over past issues with the track,” he
noted. “There have been multiple issues and many complaints by drivers
and trainers, warranting our intervention. We hope those problems are in
the past and that there will be no issues when the track re-opens on August
30.”
