Forecast for high winds prompts Aqueduct to cancel Thanksgiving Day card

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Aqueduct's Thanksgiving Day card has been canceled due to a forecast that calls for high winds, the New York Racing Association announced late Wednesday afternoon.

According to weather.com, the forecast for Thursday calls for winds from 15 to 25 miles per hour with occasional wind gusts over 40 miles per hour.

However, according to the weather service that NYRA uses, the forecast calls for winds from 42 to 44 miles per hour with gusts above 50 miles per hour.

NYRA officials said the Fall Highweight will be rescheduled for Sunday. A decision on Thursday's two other scheduled stakes, the Central Park and Winter Memories, both scheduled for the turf, will probably be made Thursday morning, but theywon't be run Sunday, NYRA officials said.