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OCEANPORT – Monmouth Park officials canceled thoroughbred horse racing for Friday with the area heat index reaching 101 late in the morning; the index measures how hot it feels to the human body when air temperature and relative humidity are combined.
The National Weather Service forecast for coastal Monmouth County shows a high of 89 degrees with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 p.m. Some of the storms could be severe, the forecast says.
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Racing is scheduled to resume Saturday at Monmouth Park.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Heat cancels Monmouth Park horse racing Friday
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