Extreme Heat Cancels Horse Races for Second Time in Churchill Downs History
Everybody is feeling the heat across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, even the race horses at Churchill Downs.
With forecasted heat indexes between 105 and 109, Wednesday’s eight-race program has been canceled. It’s just the second time in the racetrack’s 147-year history that extreme heat has sidelined horse racing beneath the Twin Spires. It last occurred in June of 2012. There have been 22 documented weather-related cancellations at Churchill Downs
It may not be the only cancellation this week. Temperatures are expected stay in the upper 90s through Friday. Racing is scheduled to resume Thursday evening at 5 pm. Hopefully the evening card provides enough reprieve for the show to go on Twilight Thursday.
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