Due to a deluge of rain Sunday morning as storms swept across the Bluegrass State, Kentucky Downs canceled Sunday's card, the penultimate of the five-day meet, and has rescheduled all 10 races for Wednesday afternoon.
“Unfortunately, due to the early morning rain showers and predicted showers throughout the day, we are canceling the card,” said Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs senior vice president and general manager. “We felt it wasn't going to be safe for our riders and horses, and safety is our number one priority. So we are moving the races from today to Wednesday.”
With little rain overnight and no precipitation at the time, Kentucky Downs officials announced very early Sunday morning that the track would run as scheduled. That changed two hours later when a downpour hit.
“We apologize for the inconvenience, and we know there were horses in transit,” Nicholson said. “But with so many horses–as well as people from out of town–having shipped in already, we wanted to give it every chance to run. We were hoping the storm would miss us, as it did Saturday, and with our course being firm the day before and very little rain overnight, we felt there was a chance to run. Obviously that changed, and there is no sign that the rain is going to let up until this evening. The good news is that the forecast is good for Wednesday, as well as for our closing card on Thursday.”
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