Jockey Restrictions

[BitPlayer]

I have seen a lot of press about restricting who can ride in the Kentucky Derby or Oaks or back home after riding in Kentucky.  I don\'t understand why jockeys who have already tested positive for the virus (e.g., Castellano, Saez, Garcia, Prat) and now test negative for the virus and positive for antibodies should not be allowed to ride wherever they want without being subject to quarantine.

[APny]

Because that would make way too much sense. In this day and age.....not much makes sense.

[JimP]

Probably because nobody yet knows what the presence of antibodies really means. It could mean immunity, or maybe not. It could mean non-infectious, or maybe not.

[BitPlayer]

True, nothing is certain, but some research has been done and, from what I\'ve read, the greater uncertainty is about how long immunity lasts.  The way they test a vaccine is to see whether it causes antibodies to develop (and what type).  Given what we know, I\'d rather be next to someone with antibodies than someone without them, regardless of what state they come from.

[johnnym]

The only certain is, this country is dying a slow death over this.

[skitimber]

Over much more than Covid!  Sorry about getting a bit political, but defunding the po and then claiming the po doesn\'t have enough money to handle mail in ballots properly . . . now that\'s a longer term threat than Covid!

[TGJB]

I agree with that but let’s let this thread end here.

[johnnym]

https://www.drf.com/news/ortiz-brothers-will-stay-saratoga-rest-meet