German auction house BBAG, which runs a series of sales races throughout the season, has warned that the race dates may be subject to change but that the prize-money will not be altered.
The German racing authority Deutscher Galopp is currently hoping that racing will be able to resume in the country from May.
The BBAG Auction Races series offers prize-money of just over €1.1 million for 18 races for graduates of its yearling sales—seven for 2-year-olds and the remaining 11 for 3-year-olds. The first of these, for 3-year-olds, is set to be staged at Dresden on May 30. The first juvenile auction race is scheduled for Aug. 1.
A statement from BBAG on social media stated, “The timing is dependent on the course of the corona crisis and the state permit to run horse races. There may be postponements.”
German racing was suspended on Mar. 15 with a provisional resumption date of Apr. 18 but Deutscher Galopp announced last week that it is planning for racing to start again in May behind closed doors. It is understood that a revised racing calendar will be released later this week.
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