Contest Venue for July 1 - Ellis Park

[JolyB]

I'm hoping that the smoke from the Canadian fires that has blanketed the midwest and caused numerous cancellations today will have cleared by Saturday. If that is the case, our venue will be Ellis Park for what is the traditional Stephen Foster card that is normally run at Churchill Downs.

We will be playing races 3 through 11, with our contest commencing at 12:43 PM Central time.

[RUFFIAN]

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY
IN CASE YOU MAY WANNA RECONSIDER?

Hourly Forecast for Saturday 07/01
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Saturday 07/0155% / 0.25 in
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Potential for severe thunderstorms.
High 94F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

[Real Quiet]

If it rains you get wet. Then you get dry. Life goes on.

[RUFFIAN]

RQ
“ it rains you get wet. Then you get dry. Life goes on.”
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WHO IS TALKIN ABOUT HUMANS

I WAS THINKING OF TURF RACES COMING OFF
AND PURRRHAPS MANY SCRATCHES

APPARENTLY……

NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED

[JolyB]

Frankly, I've been much more concerned about air quality due to the smoky conditions in the midwest from the Canadian fires. The measurements seems to be improving and some tracks that cancelled yesterday are running today. Charles Town is the only exception that I have seen.

Right now, Ellis has been under a weather delay for the start of their card, probably due to a thunderstorm that has rumbled through the Ohio Valley. Races have come off of the turf and there are scratches, but tracks and horseplayers have to cope with that every day. If you were to reconsider the choice of Saratoga due to the possibility of a popup thunderstorm, we would never use that as our Summer Place to be since they are just a fact of life in summertime.

So, thank you for the weather forecast, but no change for the present.