Gulfstream Park Cancels Card in Deluge
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Gulfstream Park canceled the remainder of their Feb. 28 card as a deluge pelted the South Florida area, with the $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Swale Stakes (gr. II) and the $150,000 Palm Beach Stakes (gr. IIIT) among the events lost on the 12-race program.
Racing went off for races 1- 5, with Stronach Stables' Devine Aida taking an off-the-turf edition of the $150,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (gr. IIIT), before Gulfstream management called off the rest of the card.
"The rain just didn't stop and, for the safety of our customers, jockeys, horsemen, and employees, we felt it best to cancel the races for the remainder of the day," Gulfstream Park general manager P. J. Campo said.
Campo said both the Swale and Palm Beach will now be run March 7 along with the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II).
Racing is scheduled to resume March 1, with a 12:30 p.m. ET first post.