Ellis Park Announces Monday Make-Up Card After Heat Cancellations

After canceling live racing for both Friday and Saturday because of the forecast for extreme heat, Ellis Park announced that it will conduct a special Monday card on July 29 to make up some of the canceled races. Ellis officials are optimistic that racing can be held Sunday, when the temperature is supposed to cool a bit and cloud cover is expected.

Post time for the July 29 card has not been determined.

Ellis Park will remain open Saturday for simulcast wagering on other tracks throughout the country and Historical Horse Racing gaming.

“Once that heat index gets up to 105-110, we don’t want to take any chances,” said Ellis Park racing secretary Dan Bork. “We consulted with the horsemen and the racing commission, and we thought it was in the best interest of everybody to just take these two days off and then we’ll take a look at Sunday and decide tomorrow (Saturday) whether we’ll be able to race then. It looks like maybe we’ll get a little cloud cover, maybe a little breeze.”

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