Forecast

Colonial Downs Moves Thursday, Friday and Saturday Cards to 10:45 a.m. Start

Colonial Downs will shift its Thursday, Friday and Saturday live racing cards to 10:45 a.m. ET first post due to forecasted heat for the New Kent, Va area. Last race each day will be at approximately 2 p.m. Colonial Downs officials will continue to monitor the latest forecasts, with Sunday's card currently scheduled for its regular 12:30 p.m. first post. Saturday's racing action is topped by a pair of stakes for Virginia and/or Maryland-breds - the $125,000 Miss Disco and the $125,000 Star De Naskra.

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Hamburg Racecourse
Hamburg's Sunday Meeting Moved To Wednesday As Heat Wave Forecasted To Continue

Hamburg's Sunday meeting has been postponed to Wednesday, July 1 at 5 p.m., Deutscher Galopp announced on Friday. The fixture was moved due to extreme heat. The organisation said in a statement, "The basis of this decision was a comprehensive assessment of the overall situation. Not only the predicted high temperatures were taken into account, but also the organizational and logistical challenges for athletes, horses, officials and racing club. "In the past few days, extensive measures had already been prepared to enable the race day to be held responsibly under...

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Aqueduct Calls Off Sunday Racing Ahead Of Coastal Storm

Sunday's live racing at Aqueduct has been called off ahead of a coastal storm due to impact the area, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) said Saturday. The day's featured race, the Carle Place Stakes, will be brought back one week later, Oct. 19 with entries to be taken Wednesday, Oct. 15. The National Weather Service has placed New York City and surrounding areas under a wind advisory beginning Sunday at noon, with current NWS forecasts calling for sustained winds of 25-35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph....

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