Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PNGI) notified the Texas Horsemen’s Partnership, Texas Thoroughbred Association, and Texas Quarter Horse Association this afternoon that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Retama Park training center will be closed for training on Tuesday, March 31, and all people and horses must vacate the premises by April 7. The track offices and main building will also be closed on April 7. This news was unexpected, and we understand the hardship this will place on many of you, our hardworking horsemen and women. Unfortunately, we were not provided an opportunity to examine any other options that would have allowed the training center to remain open.