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Gulfstream Park has cancelled live racing Thursday due to Wednesday's severe weather that resulted in tornado warnings, flooded streets, and the closing of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and schools throughout the area.

The opening of Gulfstream's casino today has been pushed back from 10 a.m. to noon.

Silks will be closed for simulcasting.

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Peter Brant's In Italian (GB), winner at Keeneland of last fall's First Lady (G1) Presented by UK HealthCare and then runner-up in the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1), and his Speak of the Devil (FR), winner of the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2), headline a field of nine fillies and mares in Saturday's 35^th running of the $600,000 Jenny Wiley (G1) at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

The 1 1/16-mile grass test is scheduled as the 10^th race on Saturday's 11-race program with a 5:48 p.m. ET post time. First post Saturday is 1 p.m.

In Italian and Speak of the Devil both are trained by Chad Brown, who won last year's race with Brant's eventual champion Regal Glory. Brown has won four of the past five renewals of the Jenny Wiley and five overall beginning with Ball Dancing in 2015. His other winners were Brant's champion Sistercharlie (IRE) in 2018 and champion Rushing Fall in 2019 and 2020.

Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount on In Italian and will break from post position two in her 2023 debut.

Speak of the Devil, fifth in the Honey Fox (G3) in her 2023 debut last month, will exit post position four under Flavien Prat.

Two other Grade 1 winners are in the field: Bobby Flay's Pizza Bianca and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber's Queen Goddess.

Trained by Christophe Clement, Pizza Bianca will be making her initial start of 2023. Pizza Bianca won the 2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) at Del Mar and will be ridden Saturday by Jose Ortiz. They will break from post position one.

Queen Goddess, trained by Michael McCarthy, invades from California with four graded stakes victories on a resume  highlighted by the 2021 American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita. Winner of the TAA Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational (G3) Presented by Pepsi in her most recent start, Queen Goddess will exit post position three and be ridden by Luis Saez.

Adding an international flavor to the race is Godolphin's With The Moonlight (IRE).

Trained by Charlie Appleby, With The Moonlight is a two-time Group 2 winner in Dubai this year. Last year, she won the Saratoga Oaks Invitational (G3) and was runner-up in the Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) and Lake Placid (G2).

William Buick has the mount and will break from post position five.

The field for the Jenny Wiley, with riders and weights from the rail out, is: Pizza Bianca (Jose Ortiz, 123 pounds), In Italian (GB) (Irad Ortiz Jr., 123), Queen Goddess (Saez, 123), Speak of the Devil (FR) (Prat, 123), With The Moonlight (IRE) (Buick, 123), Skims (GB) (John Velazquez, 123), Henrietta Topham (Brian Hernandez Jr., 123),Freedom Speaks (Rey Gutierrez, 123), White Frost (Frankie Dettori, 123).

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The Oklahoma Training Track at historic Saratoga Race Course will open for the 2023 season on Monday, April 17, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced today. The Oklahoma barn area will open to licensed trainers and staff beginning Saturday, April 15.

Prior to the start of the 2023 summer meet, the Whitney Viewing Stand, which overlooks the Oklahoma track, will be open to the public free of charge on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning Friday, April 21 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Whitney Viewing Stand is accessible to pedestrians through Gate 21 on East Avenue, but fans are reminded that vehicles are not permitted on the property at this time.

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 40-day summer meet 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 2023 summer meet will conclude on Labor Day.

Shortly after spring training gets underway, fans will be able to secure dining reservations for three of Saratoga's most popular restaurants: The Turf Terrace, Club Terrace and The Porch. Reservations will be accepted beginning Friday, April 28 through Ticketmaster.com. All reservations include a non-refundable table seating charge and admission. Reservations will be subject to a $25 food and beverage minimum per person within the restaurants.

For more information about dining at Saratoga Race Course, visit nyra.com/saratoga/visit/dining

Beginning Thursday, April 20, fans will have the opportunity to reserve tables in the popular Miller Time Fourstardave Sports Bar and Pick Six Vodka Picnic Paddock. Two sets of flex plans are available for either venue:

• Fans may reserve tables for 10 or more days, including Travers Day and Whitney Day;

• Fans may also reserve tables for a minimum of seven days, not including Travers and Whitney.

Flex plans offer fans the first opportunity to select many of the season's most popular days or the days that best fit their schedule. Flex Plans can be purchased through the NYRA Box Office by calling (844) NYRA-TIX.

The Miller Time Fourstardave Sports Bar – named in honor of the fan favorite, New York-bred Horse of the Year that won a race at Saratoga eight consecutive years between 1987 and 1994 – features more than 80 tables that accommodate between two and six guests. The sports bar atmosphere boasts an extensive selection of malt beverages, wines and spirits, popular food vendors and flat-screen televisions. There is a $10 food and beverage minimum per person.

The Pick Six Vodka Picnic Paddock features more than 100 picnic tables available for paid reservation. As the name of the hospitality area implies, each table accommodates six guests and offers a close-up view of the horses being saddled prior to each race.

Single-day reservations for the Miller Time Fourstardave Sports Bar and Pick Six Vodka Picnic Paddock will be available beginning Wednesday, May 17.

Fans can also currently purchase individual tables in the Mionetto Easy Goer, which is located above the Miller Time Fourstardave Sports Bar, and offers a casual dining atmosphere with room for large groups and amenities such as a 360-degree bar. Reservations can be made online at Ticketmaster.com.

For additional information, visit NYRA.com/Saratoga.

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