ALBUQUERQUE, NM—JULY 13, 2018—Saturday's canceled races at Albuquerque Downs have been rescheduled as part of a unique racing "doubleheader" on Wednesday, July 18.

Live racing on Wednesday will begin at 1:30 p.m. (MDT). The first 10 races will be the races that were slated for Saturday, July 14. The races will be run in the order they were originally scheduled and will include the 6 1/2-furlong, $55,000 Budweiser Special Handicap, headed by morning-line favorite Mt Veeder.

The first half of the doubleheader will be followed by Wednesday's regularly scheduled nine-race all-Thoroughbred program, starting at 6:05 p.m.

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The Downs at Albuquerque Racetrack and Casino is located in the heart of Albuquerque at Expo New Mexico, the home of the New Mexico State Fair, and general admission and parking are always free (via the casino entrance at Louisiana and Central) . For more information, visit abqdowns.com and click on the "Racing" link at the top of the homepage.