Turfway Park cancels Friday racing because of extreme cold

HRN Staff
Photo: Ron Flatter

Turfway Park canceled its Friday night program because of freezing temperatures and a forecasted wind chill as low as 25 below zero.

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The National Weather Service forecast for Florence, Ky., calls for rain and snow overnight Thursday into Friday. The high temperature on Friday is expected to be near 5 degrees, and it will be breezy, with wind of 20 to 22 mph and gusts as high as 41 mph. The low Friday night is expected to be 2 degrees.

Turfway Park is scheduled to resume racing Wednesday with a first post of 5:55 p.m. EST. The holiday meet is scheduled to run through Saturday, Dec. 31, and the winter/spring meet will begin with a special New Year’s Day card on Sunday, Jan. 1.

Racing director Tyler Picklesimer will add and re-draw the races from Friday’s card to racing next week, according to a Turfway news release.

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