Poor Air Quality Cancels Delaware Park’s Wednesday/Thursday Cards; Finger Lakes Wednesday Also Off

[Wandering Eyes]

Delaware Park cancelled racing Wednesday and Thursday because of the poor air quality in the Mid-Atlantic region, the organization said in a press release Wednesday morning.

“Acting upon the recommendation of the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission (DTRC) veterinarians in conjunction with the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) air quality guidelines, Delaware Park has cancelled the live racing cards scheduled for today and tomorrow due to the very unhealthy air quality levels in the area. Live racing is scheduled to resume this Friday, June 9.”

Shortly after the Delaware Park announcement, Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack in upstate New York cancelled its Wednesday card also citing poor air quality in a release Wednesday.

“The entire racing card for Wednesday, June 7 at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack has been canceled due to the continued significant deterioration of air quality in the region,” Finger Lakes said. “Smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires in Quebec continues to significantly impact the air quality throughout Western New York, with the forecasted Air Quality Index to be in the unhealthy for all to hazardous range this afternoon.”

Finger Lakes is scheduled to resume racing on Monday, June 12. First race post time is scheduled for 1:15pm. Gaming operations continue as normal. Racing was cancelled after the third race on the Tuesday card.

As for Parx in Bensalem, PA, their Racing Office confirmed that in consultation with the state veterinarian that today's Wednesday card would continue as planned.

More information on both these stories will be updated as soon as it is available.

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