Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted June 21 Journalists Posted June 21 With excessive heat across much of the eastern side of the United States through the weekend, Canterbury Park has elected to cancel its Saturday card, according to a tweet from the track on Saturday morning. The Northern Stars Turf Festival, which was slated for Saturday, will be rescheduled for June 28 with entries taken June 22. As for the Sunday card, Canterbury plans to move back first post from 1 p.m. CT to 5 p.m. CT. The Minnesota track said, “With projected heat indexes in excess of 105 well into the evening and the safety of horses, jockeys and staff working outdoors being paramount, Canterbury Park has canceled today's races.” Parx Racing outside of Philadelphia has nixed its cards due to extreme heat forecasted for Monday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 24, the track said via X on Saturday morning. Temperatures are expected to reach into the upper 90s. Canterbury Park Cancels Saturday Racing Due To Heat; Sunday Program moved to 5 PM With projected heat indexes in excess of 105 well into the evening and the safety of horses, jockeys and staff working outdoors being paramount, Canterbury Park has canceled today's races. pic.twitter.com/OzLMMBGfbj — Canterbury Park (@CanterburyPark) June 21, 2025 The post Heat Shelves Racing Saturday At Canterbury, Parx Cancels Monday-Tuesday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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