Sunday Card at Woodbine Cancelled Due to High Winds

Woodbine’s Sunday card was cancelled due to extreme wind. “After monitoring the weather forecast closely, Woodbine Entertainment announced today that out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of everyone’s safety, Thoroughbred racing at Woodbine Racetrack has been cancelled due to the extreme weather warning for Toronto issued by Environment Canada,” WEG said in a release. The Frost King S. will be rescheduled, and racing will resume Thursday.

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Woodbine Sunday Card Cancelled Due to Extreme Weather Warning

After monitoring the weather forecast closely, Woodbine Entertainment announced that out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of everyone's safety, Thoroughbred racing at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday has been cancelled due to the extreme weather warning for Toronto issued by Environment Canada.

According to Meteorological Services of Canada, damaging wind gusts greater than 50 mph may occur Sunday afternoon with power outages in some areas of the greater Toronto region possible. Conditions are expected to ease by Monday morning.

The $100,000 Frost King Stakes will be rescheduled.

World-class Thoroughbred racing will return to Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

 

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Indiana Grand Cancels Tuesday’s Card After Two Races

The remainder of the racing program at Indiana Grand was canceled following the second race Tuesday, Oct. 20. The mutual decision was made between jockeys, track management and horsemen to call the cancellation of the remaining eight races, which included seven Thoroughbred and one Quarter Horse event. The area received several inches of continuous rain over the prior 36 hours with more in the immediate forecast. The cancellation will provide the track maintenance department adequate time to prepare for the Wednesday racing program with a 2:05 p.m. start.

Racing is held Monday through Thursday until Thursday, Nov. 19. All-Quarter Horse racing is set for Saturday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 24. For more information, go to www.indianagrand.com.

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Golden Gate Fields Cancels Again Saturday Due to Smoke

For the second day in a row, Golden Gate Fields in Northern California cancelled live racing Saturday due to smoke in the area. Recent wildfires in California and Oregon have been well documented in the news, and the Bay Area, where Golden Gate Fields is located, has been one of the hardest hit locales. Air quality has been deemed unsafe for both horses and humans.

After cancelling both Sept. 11 and Sept. 12 due to the conditions, Golden Gate’s next day of live racing is scheduled to be Sunday.

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