Hanover, Bentinck and Brant Agricultural Society General Manager Steve Fitzsimmons has said that it would be "unprecedented" if the 2020 live meet at Hanover Raceway is forced to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fitzsimmons' comments have come during a recent discussion with The Recorder & Times. During the discussion, Fitzsimmons noted that Hanover has annually hosted a meet of live racing since 1964 and that a cancellation would be a first for the track.

Hanover's 15-date meet is scheduled to be conducted on Saturdays from June 6 to September 19.

Fitzsimmons has said that Hanover will fall in line whatever directives Ontario gives, but that organizers are hoping to get the 2020 meet in.

“We’ll follow all the provincial guidelines to determine whether we will race or not,” said Fitzsimmons.

(With files from The Recorder & Times)