Horseshoe Indianapolis and Hawthorne have both cancelled their Wednesday cards due to air quality concerns across the Midwest from the continuing wildfires in Canada.
Hawthorne, located in Cicero, Il., is experiencing an Air Quality Index of 209 as of 9:00 a.m. local time, according to AirNow.gov, in the “very unhealthy” range.
Horseshoe Indianapolis, located in Shelbyville, Ind., is experiencing an AQI of 199 as of 10:00 a.m. local time, just under the 200 level which begins the range for “very unhealthy” air quality.
On Twitter, Horseshoe Indianapolis wrote: “Based on the poor air quality in Indiana today's races have been canceled. This decision was made mutually with our horsemen based on the safety of the participants in our racing program coming first. A decision on bringing today's races back will be made shortly.”
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