Belmont racing cancelled, Nationals postpone game due to air quality from wildfires
Racing at Belmont Park was cancelled and the Washington Nationals’ dwelling sport in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday as a consequence of poor air high quality from wildfires in Canada.
It’s the second straight day the persevering with fires north of the border have impacted sports activities within the Northeastern United States. Several Major League Baseball video games had been referred to as off Wednesday. A National Women’s Soccer League sport in New Jersey and an indoor WNBA sport set for Brooklyn had been additionally referred to as off Wednesday amid hazy circumstances which have raised alarms from well being authorities.
Also referred to as off Thursday was a scheduled observe for the NFL’s New York Giants.
The New York Racing Association cancelled reside racing at Belmont Park two days earlier than the power is scheduled to host the ultimate leg of the Triple Crown with the Belmont Stakes.
As beforehand introduced, morning coaching was cancelled Thursday at each Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park. The circumstances that necessitated the cancellation of coaching are prone to persist this afternoon and into the night, in response to the NYRA, and a twilight racing program that will kick off the 2023 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival has been cancelled.
“Based on current forecast models and consultation with our external weather services, we remain optimistic that we will see an improvement in air quality on Friday,” NYRA President & CEO David O’Rourke mentioned in a press release.
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