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The California State Fair at Cal Expo canceled its opening weekend race programs out of safety concerns over projected extreme temperatures in Sacramento.

Like all race meets in California, the State Fair follows the Inclement Weather Policy (IWP) developed by the California Horse Racing Board, a policy that includes recommendations and requirements pertaining to the heat index, which is a combination of temperature, wind speed, and humidity. The IWP lists the heat index in steps, beginning at 130, the point at which some horses experience discomfort. The danger to horses increases at 150, then reaches a critical level at 180.

Although the heat index is not expected to reach 150 in Sacramento this weekend, so racing could have taken place provided horses were given plenty of water and other cooling techniques, management at Cal Expo in consultation with the CHRB and the California Authority of Racing Fairs (CARF) elected to cancel racing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday out of an abundance of caution. Racing at the State Fair is now scheduled to commence on July 21.

This decision is a reflection of the prevailing attitude among other racetracks, horsemen, and equine veterinarians in the State whereby safety comes first, in cooperation with the CHRB. This team effort has helped reduce total equine fatalities by more than 50 percent over the last few years and reduced fatal injuries sustained while racing and training by one-third in the last year alone.

“The Board commends the State Fair and CARF for putting animal welfare first,“ said Scott Chaney, executive director of the CHRB.

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced Wednesday the return of Saratoga Live, the critically acclaimed and award-winning television show produced by NYRA in conjunction with FOX Sports. For the eighth consecutive season, Saratoga Live will present fans with daily coverage of the 2023 summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course.

Presented by America's Best Racing and Claiborne Farm, Saratoga Live will expand its reach yet again in 2023 with 230 hours of live coverage and analysis scheduled to air on the FOX Sports family of networks.

The Saratoga Live broadcast team will include hosts Greg Wolf and Laffit Pincay III, with analysis and handicapping from Maggie Wolfendale, Acacia Courtney, Andy Serling, Paul Lo Duca, Jonathon Kinchen and Sara Elbadwi. Viewers can look forward to commentary and insights from trainer Tom Amoss, Eclipse Award-winning jockey Richard Migliore and Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens.

Highlighted by the 154th edition of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers on August 26 and the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney on August 5, the 2023 summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course will open on Thursday, July 13, and continue through Monday, September 4.

Following the four-day opening weekend, racing will be conducted five days a week, Wednesdays through Sundays, apart from closing week, when the meet will conclude on Labor Day.

To view the current 2023 Saratoga Live broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/tv-schedule.

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For the first time, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will present a $1-million guarantee to any single-ticket holder who hits the track's popular Pick Six on its Opening Day, Friday, July 21.

It is likely that the seaside track will be conducting 10 races on its first program, meaning the Pick Six will be offered on races five to 10. The Pick Six wager can cost as little as .20¢.

In a potential Opening Day scenario where a horse player would hold the lone ticket on the Pick Six that pays, say $300,000, that afternoon, the track shortly thereafter would write him/her an addition check for $700,000 to make the payoff a cool $1 million.

“The Pick Six is one of our players' favorites,” said Del Mar's director of mutuels Bill Navarro. “Our special Opening Day enhancement is meant to put an exclamation point on the fact that the bet can be a life changer. We want to get the buzz for it started early.”

Besides the Opening Day special arrangement, track officials note that there will be multiple other days during the meet where a “mandatory payout” will be in effect for the Pick Six. Those additional dates will be announced after the track is up and running and into its 84th summer season.

Del Mar's record Pick Six pool was $10,751,768, which occurred on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Its highest Pick Six payout is $2,100,017, which happened on August 1, 2004 when there was a single-ticket winner.

First post on Opening Day is 2 p.m. The track's eight-week season runs through Sunday, September 10.

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With the focus of the racing world set on this summer's prestigious Saratoga and Del Mar seasons, XBTV will return to the venues to capture, catalog and upload morning workout videos for racing's marquee meets. For the past few years, the coast-to-coast teams have recorded over 3,000 workouts annually at Saratoga and Del Mar combined, providing handicappers and horsemen with access to the nation's top horses and future stars. The XBTV workouts are available without cost to those with a 1/ST account.

XBTV's video workout library is available at no cost for 1/ST account holders. To set up a free 1/ST account, visit XBTV.com and provide your name, email address and date of birth. A 1/ST account also allows customers to access the 1/ST BET and Xpressbet betting platforms as well as BETMIX handicapping software.

“This is an exceptionally exciting time of year,” said Jeff Siegel, Xpressbet.com handicapper and one of the country's most respected analysts. “The future stars of our sport are taking their first steps on that path and the analysis of a published work based only on a final time can be deceiving. XBTV video workouts provides that extra kernel of information to help horseplayers and horsemen successfully solve the equation and cash a winning ticket.”

As happens at Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park during the Winter and Spring, XBTV camera teams are trackside each morning working with the Official Clockers at each track to record as many of the workouts as possible. The full XBTV library allows handicappers to the opportunity to look at how a horse's work pattern might have changed – positively or negatively – throughout its career.

Several syndicates / fractional ownership groups, including West Point Thoroughbreds, MyRacehorse, Little Red Feather and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, have separate portals on the XBTV.com site to follow their horses.

XBTV's exclusive video workouts will return to Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream this fall prior to both track's Autumn meets.

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