This sucks. Never heard of cancelling because of the heat before. I think the problems at Santa Anita overlayed with the increasingly big thumb of PETA have got horsemen spooked.
This sucks. Never heard of cancelling because of the heat before. I think the problems at Santa Anita overlayed with the increasingly big thumb of PETA have got horsemen spooked.
The last time an entire racing card was canceled at Saratoga because of extreme heat was Aug. 2, 2006, when temperatures rose to the upper 90s and the heat index measured as high as 110 degrees.
Parx once cancelled a few years ago due to either racoons or squirrels in the infield..Forget which it was. Yeah, nothing surprises me in racing anymore. Heat could be an issue.
By order of the Stewards, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled Sunday's live racing card due to extreme heat.
NYRA made every effort to run today's card as scheduled. A spike in afternoon temperatures prior to the first post made conditions unsuitable for racing.
Belmont Café and Aqueduct Racetrack will remain open for simulcasting. Online wagering is also available at NYRABets.com.
they will do a record handle at monmouth saturday with that good card and little or no competition for wagering dollars. ocean breeze is what they're banking on.
That's a shame because if I was up there my horse naturally would have won. No problem, I'm taking a private jet up to Nova Scotia to see a total eclipse of the sun.
That's a shame because if I was up there my horse naturally would have won. No problem, I'm taking a private jet up to Nova Scotia to see a total eclipse of the sun.