Harness racing is returning to the Meadows Racetrack and Casino. The State Health Department on Wednesday approved the facilities mitigation plan related to the coronavirus. Kim Hankins, the Executive Director of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association says they are working towards a draw and the return of racing on Monday. According to Hankins, three months without racing has been a “hardship”. He says they have been “training horses for three months without any income” and they are “very elated to be back to racing”. Hankins says it will be recommended that everyone on the backstretch wear a mask, especially in the paddock. Drivers do not have to wear a mask on the track. As for limitations on spectators, he says that is still be formulated by casino management.