Turfway Park Cancels Friday Card
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Winter racing at Turfway Park
Officials from Turfway Park have announced they will cancel its Friday night program due to freezing temperatures and a forecasted wind chill as low as 25 below zero.
The National Weather Service forecast for Friday in Florence calls for a 20% chance of snow showers and a high of 6 degrees. The breezy conditions could lead to wind chills ranging from 10-25 below zero.
Turfway Park is scheduled to resume racing Wednesday with a first post of 5:55 p.m. (all times Eastern) The Holiday Meet is scheduled to run through Saturday, Dec. 31 and the Winter/Spring Meet will begin with a special New Year's Day card on Sunday, Jan. 1.
Director of Racing Tyler Picklesimer will add, and re-draw, the races from Friday's card to racing next week.
For more information about racing from Turfway Park, visit www.TurfwayPark.com.