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Belterra Adjusting Post Times Due to Heat

With a forecast for extreme temperatures and heat indexes, post time at Belterra Park for Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21 and 22, will be pushed forward by one hour, with first post scheduled for 11:35 a.m. on both days.

Similarly hot conditions forced the cancellation of racing at Belterra June 14 through June 16, while officials at Churchill Downs about 90 minutes southwest of Cincinnati decided to call off live racing June 15 and 16. The live card at Churchill Wednesday, June 22, will begin at 10:30 a.m. in order to avoid the hottest part of the day, where temperatures could touch triple digits. Horseshoe Indianapolis also lost three cards to the heat wave.

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Heat Causes Post Time Change at Churchill

Faced with expected high temperatures, Churchill Downs has moved up its first post time Wednesday. Originally scheduled for 12:45 p.m., the day's first race will now go off at 10:30 a.m. The final race of the day will go off at 2:20 p.m. Admission gates will open at 9:30 a.m.

Additionally, morning training hours Wednesday at Churchill have been changed to 5-8 a.m. with one renovation break at 6:30 a.m.

The National Weather Service's early forecast for Louisville Wednesday calls for a high near 98 degrees and a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m.

Churchill Downs was forced to cancel two race days last week due to extreme heat.

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Woodbine Cancels Thursday Racing

Woodbine Entertainment has cancelled its Thursday, Aug. 26, card due to extreme heat and high humidity. A heat warning has been issued by the Meteorological Service of Canada to the Toronto area of Ontario, where Woodbine is located.

Live racing is scheduled to resume Friday, Aug. 27, with the first race at 4:50 p.m. ET.

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Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Forces Cancellations At Emerald Downs, Hastings

Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest are expected to rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend, prompting several area racetracks to cancel race cards.

Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. will not run as scheduled on Sunday, June 27, while Hastings in Vancouver, British Columbia has scrapped Monday's card, reports the Daily Racing Form.

Hastings has also pushed back post time on Tuesday, June 29, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific time.

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