By Thursday, the South Florida forecast is calling for a recovery to near 70 degrees and almost 80 degrees for the high temperatures into the weekend. During the Tuesday evening program, post parades were shortened to less than four minutes as the thermometer registered 47 degrees at post time.
Horseman Tim Maier, who has relocated to Pompano from California after a Summer campaign at Minnesota's Running Aces, was caught off guard by the sudden 'cold' spell. He was granted permission from the judges to wear his son Jason's winter suit with a primary color of orange instead of his customary green for his four drives on the Tuesday evening card.