Delaware Oaks moves to Monday after Saturday heat cancellation

Delaware Park has canceled live racing on Saturday due to a forecast of excessive heat. The card, which features the Grade 3, $300,000 Delaware Oaks, will be run in its entirety Monday.

The track plans to run its ten-race Sunday card as scheduled, according to a post on X from the track. That Sunday card features four stakes including the Grade 2, $500,000 Delaware Handicap and the Grade 3, $250,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial.

According to the Saturday forecast from the National Weather Service, there is an excessive heat warning in effect until 8 p.m. EDT. The forecast calls for a high near 95 with possible heat indices as high as 107. Wind is expected from the southwest between five and 10 mph, with scattered showered and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. EDT.

As of 10 a.m. EDT on Saturday, forecasters from the National Weather Service predict highs near 92 for both Sunday and Monday. A maximum heat index of 96 is predicted for Sunday and 98 on Monday.