Aqueduct and Monmouth-at-Meadowlands cancel live racing Friday and Saturday; Cards and Stakes Rescheduled
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The New York Metropolitan area received two inches of rain in the span of one hour on Friday creating massive flooding in all areas of New York City and Northeastern New Jersey.
With as much as five inches of rain expected and Ozone Park is under a flash flood warning and flood watch throughout the day on Friday, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) had canceled Friday’s live racing program at Aqueduct Racetrack in the interest of the safety of all participants.
NYRA has yet to determine a new schedule for Friday’s featured Grade 3, $150,000 Noble Damsel and $125,000 Ashley T. Cole.
NYRA subsequently moved Saturday’s 11-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack to Sunday and pushed Sunday’s 10-race program to Wednesday.
Saturday’s card, headlined by the Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, will move in its entirety to Sunday with a first post time of 12:05 p.m. Eastern. The lucrative 11-race program also features the Grade 2, $400,000 Woodward, the Grade 2, $250,000 Gallant Bloom and the Grade 2, $250,000 Vosburgh, a “Win and You’re In” for the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
The 10-race card originally scheduled for Sunday will move in its entirety to Wednesday with a first post time of 1:05 p.m. Wednesday’s action is co-headlined by a pair of Grade 2 “Win and You’re In” qualifiers for juveniles at 1 1/16 miles on turf. The $200,000 Pilgrim awards a berth to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf while the $200,000 Miss Grillo for fillies awards a berth to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
For additional information on the Belmont at the Big A fall meet, as well as a complete stakes schedule, visit NYRA.com.
The all-turf Monmouth-at-Meadowlands cards for tonight (Friday, Sept. 29) and Saturday (Sept. 30) were also canceled due to the inclement weather.
Last Saturday’s card was canceled due to rain and windy conditions as well.
The abbreviated meet will resume Friday, Oct. 6 with a six-race card. First race post time is 7 p.m.
When live racing does return the program will feature a carryover of $18,488 for the Jackpot Pick 6.
The Monmouth-at-Meadowlands meet, originally scheduled for 10 days, runs Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 14.
After the first three racing days of the meet, Paco Lopez leads the jockey standings with six wins from 10 mounts. Kent Sweezey, Rob Atras and Jose Delgado are tied atop the trainer standings with two wins apiece.
