Supplemental Q&A to horsemen's COVID-19 relief webinar

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Monday, May 1, 2023

The following Q&A is a supplement to the April 3 COVID-19 relief webinar hosted by the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. The questions are listed in the order of submittal.

The full replay of the webinar is available here.

Disclaimer: Below are questions the MTHA received after the webinar and the answers are based on information from the two Maryland presenters, Bill Shaughnessy and Amanda Chong, attorneys with Gordon Feinblatt LLC of Baltimore. These answers are provided for general information only. This is not legal advice. Anyone seeking legal advice should reach out to an attorney directly with respect to your particular situation.

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