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Due to excessive heat predictions and warnings for Central Indiana this week, Horseshoe Indianapolis is adjusting post times for Wednesday, Aug. 23 and moving Thursday, Aug. 24 to Monday, Aug. 28.

Post time for Wednesday, Aug. 23 will move up to 10 a.m. to avoid the hottest times of the day. The final race of the day will have an estimated post time of 2:30 p.m. Scratch time for Wednesday's racing program will be 12 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22.

The racing program for Thursday, Aug. 24 will be moved to Monday, Aug. 28. First post for the Monday program will begin at 2:30 p.m.

“Safety for our equine athletes and all the individuals who work outdoors during our racing program always comes first at Horseshoe Indianapolis,” said Eric Halstrom, Vice President and General Manager of Racing. “After reviewing weather predictions for this week that includes excessive heat warnings, we want to be proactive and get the necessary changes in place. We wanted to avoid any cancellations of racing days as our horsemen work hard to get their horses ready to race and a cancellation directly impacts their business operations. We feel by moving post times and racing dates, it should be a better environment for everyone involved.”

Live racing will still be held Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 2:30 p.m. as planned.

The 21^st season of live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing extends through Friday, Nov. 17. Live racing is held Tuesday through Thursday with Saturday racing added in during the summer months. First post Tuesday and Wednesday is 2:30 p.m. Thursday and select Friday racing begins at 2:10 p.m. The Summer Saturday Racing Series includes two more all-Quarter Horse dates Sept. 2, and Oct. 7 beginning at 10:45 a.m. For more information on live racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis, visit www.caesars.com/horseshoe-indianapolis.

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Jose Giron of Silver Spring, Md. finished with a balance of $1,885.50 to top a field of 98 entrants and capture the Maryland Jockey Club's Champions Handicapping Tournament on Saturday at Laurel Park.

The fall edition of the bi-annual Champions Tournament was hosted in Laurel's refurbished second-floor clubhouse sports bar, open to players for a fee of $500 that included $300 per entry and a $200 bankroll.

In addition to prize money, the top four finishers qualified for automatic berths to the 2024 National Handicapping Championship (NHC) and Pegasus World Cup Betting Challenge (PWCBC) and this fall's Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC).

After making a minimum of 10 win, place and/or show wagers on races from Laurel, Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park, Saratoga Race Course, and Woodbine, Giron ended with a $643 cushion over runner-up James Hansen and earned $11,357 in prize money.

Given his choice of four tournament berths, Giron selected the BCBC to be held November 3-4 at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Hansen, of Staten Island, N.Y., finished with a bankroll of $1,242.50 to earn $6,500 in prize money and a spot in the NHC, scheduled for next March in Las Vegas.

Third place went to Jerry McLenin of Staten Island, who finished with a balance of $1,123.20 and earned $3,250, and is headed to the PWCBC in late January at Gulfstream Park. Steve Luca of Reisterstown, Md. was fourth with a balance of $1,060 and earned $1,625 and a seat at the NHC.

Rounding out the top 10 finishers were Gregory Lewis with a tournament balance of $798, Phillip Lam ($710.50), Jim Murphy ($614), Carol Trageser ($595), David Mason ($564.50), and Clifton Carter ($445.50). Each player earned $1,625 in prize money.

Laurel Park is set to close its 33-day summer meet Sunday. Following the Maryland State Fair Meet in Timonium which begins Aug. 25, the MJC will resume live racing with a boutique nine-day fall stand at Pimlico Race Course beginning Sept. 8.

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Canterbury Park racing officials in cooperation with the Minnesota Racing Commission state veterinarian and Minnesota HBPA postponed Saturday's live racing program, rescheduling the eight-race card for Thursday, August 24 due to a projected excessive heat index.

Racing on Thursday will begin at 5:00 p.m. (CT) with races carded for Saturday night to be run Thursday as drawn.

“In keeping with safety protocols, we have determined the best course of action is to run Saturday's program on Thursday evening,” Director of Racing Chris Merz said.

Live racing continues Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. followed by the rescheduled program Thursday.

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A mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool yielded multiple $11,351.48 payoffs Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where the popular multi-race wager had gone unsolved for 20 consecutive programs.

There was a Rainbow 6 jackpot pool carryover of $338,577.47 heading into Saturday's wagering on the six-race sequence that spanned Races 5-10. A total of $1,804,569 was wagered into the Rainbow 6 pool Saturday.

On mandatory payout days, the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the wager's six-race sequence. The carryover jackpot is usually only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winner, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

War Cross (4) kicked off the sequence with an 18-1 upset victory in Race 5, followed by an impressive debut romp for juvenile Secret Chat (1) at 7-2 in Race 6. Flag Woman (7) pull off a mild upset over even-money favorite Trust Me at 5-2 in Race 7. Volcanic (3) became the first favorite to succeed in the Rainbow 6 sequence in Race 8, scoring at 9-5. The Sheer Drama Stakes went to even-money favorite R Adios Jersey (3) in the Race 9 feature. Macassa (1) closed out the sequence while scoring at 9-1 in Race 10.

The Rainbow 6 will start anew Sunday, when the sequence will span Races 4-9, featuring a mile optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares on Tapeta in Race 8. Eddie Plesa Jr.-trained Time Passage, who came up less than a length short of victory after being caught up in traffic last time out, is rated as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a well-balanced field of nine.

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