Belmont Park’s grandstand against a hazy sky, taken on Wednesday
Sarah Andrews
like direct race cancellations continue to rise on Wednesday Due to unhealthy air quality caused by residual smoke from wildfires in Canada, training will be banned Thursday morning at both Belmont Park and Saratoga Racecourse, New York Racing Association ( NYRA) announced Wednesday night. This is especially impactful because Belmont’s three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival is scheduled to begin Thursday afternoon.
A decision regarding Thursday’s live racing show in Belmont, first posted at 3:05 p.m. and which will feature GII Wonder Again S. for 3-year-olds running on grass, will be announced. issued Thursday morning after a review of air quality conditions and forecasts, the NYRA said.
A total of 15 graded races are scheduled to be held during the three-day Festival, featuring Saturday’s GI Belmont S. run, the third leg of the Triple Crown.
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