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Please be advised that Gulfstream Park has cancelled live racing from Thursday, September 7, through Sunday, September 10, due to Hurricane Irma. Racing is tentatively scheduled to resume on Wednesday, September 13, with a scheduled make-up day.

All of us here at IdaBet.com pray for everyone’s safety (humans and animals alike) during this difficult time with treacherous weather.

Hi IdaBet.com players.  Just a reminder that Hastings will race this coming Wednesday Sept 6^th at 7:00 pacific, 10:00 eastern. Following that day, Hastings will revert back to their regular Saturday and Sunday schedule for the month of September. Saturday Sept 9^th is their biggest day of the year feature the 72^nd running of the BC Derby along with the BC Oaks and 4 other major stakes. Post time, as usual is 1:50 pacific. The day will also feature a guarantee of $25,000 on the late pick 4.

We hope that you will consider Hastings in your wagering line up – they will have an exciting day of racing in the Pacific Northwest.

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IdaBet players:  Yonker’s Daily Double with NYRA this Sunday will be NYRA’s 3^rd race (post time 1:36pm ET) and Yonkers’ 4^th race (post time 1:55 pm ET) and NYRA is the host track.  Our first race post time for Sunday is 12:30pm ET.  We would like to again thank all of you for participation in Yonker’s Sunday racing.  Their next Sunday race date will be October 27^th.

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Kentucky Downs moves Saturday’s card to Wednesday

Blockbuster card now Sept. 6. ‘We got six inches of rain in 12 hours. It is in the best interest of the horses, jockeys and our guests to move the card to Wednesday.’

FRANKLIN, Ky. (Friday, September 1, 2017) — Because of the deluge of rain, Kentucky Downs has rescheduled Saturday’s opening card to Wednesday, Sept. 6. The fields for the 10-race all-grass card will remain the same, with no redrawing of entries or post positions.

Kentucky Downs’ showcase five-date meet now will be conducted Wednesday Sept. 6, Thursday Sept. 7, Saturday Sept. 9, Sunday Sept. 10, and Thursday Sept. 14. First post is 1:25 p.m. Central each day.

“The ongoing impact of Hurricane Harvey makes it impossible to run Saturday,” said Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs’ senior vice president and general manager. “The forecast was for one to five inches of rain, and we got six inches in 12 hours. It is in the best interest of the horses, jockeys and our guests to move the entire card to Wednesday.”

Kentucky Downs remains open today and Saturday for its year-round daily simulcast wagering and Historical Horse Racing operations.

Kentucky Downs could not reschedule for Sunday or Monday because those are the final two days of live racing at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky.

Scratch time for Wednesday’s racing program will be 9 a.m. Central Tuesday.

The Wednesday card will be a blockbuster, with four stakes races: the $400,000 Tourist Mile, $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase Juvenile; $350,000 Exacta Systems Juvenile Fillies and $150,000 One Dreamer.

Kentucky Downs offers the richest average daily purses in North America at a $1.7 million a day, including purse enhancements for Kentucky-bred horses. Track led the nation in average field size with almost 11 horses per race and has been ranked No. 1 for three years straight by the...

Retama Park’s 2017 thoroughbred meets tonight, Friday, September 1.  Racing will be conducted Friday and Saturday nights through November 11, with a post time of 6:45 Central.  This ending date is revised from previous announcements.