Heat Shelves Racing Saturday at Canterbury and Monday at Finger Lakes, Parx Cancels Monday-Tuesday

With excessive heat across much of the eastern side of the United States through the weekend, Canterbury Park has elected to cancel its Saturday card, according to a tweet from the track on Saturday morning.

The Northern Stars Turf Festival, which was slated for Saturday, will be rescheduled for June 28 with entries taken June 22. As for the Sunday card, Canterbury plans to move back first post from 1 p.m. CT to 5 p.m. CT.

Officials at the Minnesota track said, “With projected heat indexes in excess of 105 well into the evening and the safety of horses, jockeys and staff working outdoors being paramount, Canterbury Park has canceled today's races.”

Officials at Finger Lakes made a similar decision, according to a Saturday evening press release. Monday's racing at the New York track has been cancelled and will be moved to Thursday, June 26. The racing office will be open Monday for June 30 entries.

Parx Racing outside of Philadelphia has nixed its cards due to extreme heat forecasted for Monday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 24, the track said via X on Saturday morning. Temperatures are expected to reach into the upper 90s.

Canterbury Park Cancels Saturday Racing Due To Heat; Sunday Program moved to 5 PM

With projected heat indexes in excess of 105 well into the evening and the safety of horses, jockeys and staff working outdoors being paramount, Canterbury Park has canceled today's races. pic.twitter.com/OzLMMBGfbj

— Canterbury Park (@CanterburyPark) June 21, 2025