Thistledown officials cancelled the Thursday program at the North Randall race track because of a lack of entries.
NORTH RANDALL, Ohio -- Thistledown has a lot of thoroughbreds on the grounds, but did not have enough of them in the entry box on Monday as officials had to cancel the Thursday program at the North Randall race track.
The track has had abbreviated programs in the past, but veteran horsemen couldn't remember the last time an entire program was scratched because of a lack of entries.
"I heard all kinds of excuses, but we do have 700-plus horses on the grounds," said Racing Secretary Bill Couch. "Some horses are leaving for Beulah Park, which opened recently, but we have had overlapping meets before. Maybe they're just tired. It's been a long season."
Beulah Park in Grove City kicked off its fall season Oct. 10.
The horses that had been entered for Thursday's program are being given the opportunity to enter races scheduled for Friday. Those races will be drawn Tuesday. Thistledown has seven days of live racing left on its schedule, which ends Nov. 5, including Wednesday's eight-race card. The track broadened its racing schedule after Labor Day from four to five days each week, going against a national trend to shorter race weeks.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/horseracing/index.ssf/2011/10/thistledown_cancels_thursday_c.html
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