Racing at Parx Racing
Projected cold temperatures in Bensalem, Pa., Dec. 23 has led to Parx Racing management to cancel their Monday card. The announcement was made in a Dec. 22 post on X.
The National Weather Service projects below freezing temperatures in Southeastern Pennsylvania Monday, forecasting a high temperature around 29 degrees Fahrenheit and a low temperature around eight degrees.
Parx's 10-race card was one of only three live Thoroughbred racing programs scheduled across the United States Monday. Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio is set to host an eight-race program beginning at 12:45 p.m. EST and Turf Paradise in Phoenix begins its mixed Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred card at 2:40 p.m. ET.
Temperatures are expected to warm up slightly in time for Parx's Dec. 24 Christmas Eve card, with the NWS projecting a high around 38 degrees. A chance of snow is forecast beginning around 1 a.m. Tuesday, but there is "little or no snow accumulation projected" by the NWS.
Parx's 10-race Tuesday program, starts an hour earlier than usual at 11:05 a.m. ET, and is one of just two Thoroughbred programs scheduled in the United States Christmas Eve. Tampa Bay Downs in Oldster, Fla. begins its nine-race card at 12:10 p.m. There will be no live Thoroughbred racing in the United States on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.
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