ELMONT, N.Y. – While the three major components of a redevelopment project at Belmont Park remain the same, the location of two of them has changed.

Indiana Grand was forced to cancel its Tuesday program after two races because of inclement weather.

The program began with a sloppy, sealed track before more rain fell and triggered the cancellation before the third race. Racing is scheduled to resume Wednesday.

Belterra Park begins its live racing season this week with some of the best Thoroughbreds in Ohio, and then looks ahead the following weekend to a regional celebration of the Kentucky Derby.

Thursday is opening night of the 2018 race meet at Prairie Meadows, and this time of year meet openings are about a dime a dozen in the Midwest.

Hawthorne in Chicago started up in March, and Arlington begins its meet May 4. Indiana Grand just opened last week, and Ohio racing moves to Belterra this week. To the north, Canterbury Park is set for its own opening next week as the Kentucky circuit shifts from the Keeneland boutique to Churchill next week.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The unpredictable spring weather at Churchill Downs that has prompted the connections of many of the top contenders for this year’s Kentucky Derby to complete most if not all of their final preparations for the race at home reared its ugly head on Monday. Moderate to heavy morning rain turned the main track to a sea of slop from the time the course opened for training at 5:15 a.m.

Weekend Hideaway will make his fifth consecutive appearance in the $100,000 Affirmed Success Stakes on Friday’s opening day of the 54-day Belmont Park spring-summer meet.

Weekend Hideaway won the 2016 Affirmed Success after finishing third in 2014 and seventh in 2015. Last year, Weekend Hideaway finished fourth, beaten three-quarters of a length.

Weekend Hideaway will break from the rail as the 124-pound highweight under Luis Saez.

While trainer Chad Brown has his plans set for 3-year-old turf filly Significant Form, things are more fluid for Rushing Fall, the undefeated winner of last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – All three of trainer Chad Brown’s wins Sunday at Aqueduct came with horses returning from a layoff, none more impressive than Significant Form, who galloped to a front-running 6 1/4-length victory in the $100,000 Memories of Silver Stakes.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – After a harsh winter weather-wise and at the entry box, the New York Racing Association enjoyed a pleasant April at Aqueduct.

All-sources handle for 13 days of racing at Aqueduct from April 6 through 22 was approximately $95.7 million, up 14.7 percent compared with the corresponding 13-day period in 2017, when Aqueduct handled $83.4 million.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Keeneland’s 16-day spring meet ends Friday following a final three-day stretch during which Brad Cox and Florent Geroux appear to have an edge in securing their first Keeneland titles as top trainer and jockey, respectively.

With six wins here last week, Cox has surged ahead of two trainers also having huge meets. Following a Sunday three-bagger, Cox had 12 winners from just 23 starters, with still six more horses to run Wednesday through Friday. He is followed by Chad Brown (11 of 21, just two more to run) and Wesley Ward (10 of 34, five more).