Turfway Cancels March 3 Race Card Due to High Winds
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Racing at Turfway Park
Out of an abundance of caution to all participants, officials from Turfway Park have announced they will cancel Friday (March 3) night’s eight-race program due to dangerous high winds.
The National Weather Service forecast in Florence called for showers and thunderstorms with a high near 63 degrees at first post. The breezy conditions were scheduled to continue through the evening hours with sustained winds of 23 to 28 mph and gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday’s program featured a $99,210 carryover to the Late Pick 5 (Races 4-8) and that amount will be added to Saturday’s Late Pick 5 pool (Races 5-9).
Saturday’s program at Turfway Park is scheduled to get underway at 5:55 p.m. (all times Eastern). The National Weather Service forecast calls for sunny skies with a high temperature of about 54 degrees at first post. The low will drop to 35 degrees.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks will head to Florence on Saturday with the $150,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes (Race 8) and the $150,000 Cincinnati Trophy Stakes (Race 6).