Due to the low temperatures and high winds forecast to move through West Virginia this weekend, Charles Town's live racing program scheduled for Saturday evening, Jan. 29, has been cancelled.
The cancelled card will be moved in its entirety to Wednesday, Feb. 2, with the first racing kicking off at Charles Town's standard post time of 7:00 P.M. EST.
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Officials at Oaklawn Park tweeted Thursday afternoon that racing and training would be canceled for Friday, Jan. 21 owing to extreme cold temperatures in and around Hot Springs.
According to the tweet, the track intends to open for training Saturday, Jan. 22 and racing will go forward, with a first post time of 1 p.m. Central time.
Officials anticipate returning to normal schedules Sunday, Jan. 23.
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Due to extreme cold temperatures in the region, both Oaklawn Park and Aqueduct Racetrack will cancel racing on Friday, Jan. 21.
Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. will cancel both training and racing on Friday.
The National Weather Service predicts temperatures as low as 16 degrees (F) on Thursday night, with a high of just 35 on Friday. Wind chills on Friday could be as low as 7.
According to the track's Twitter feed, the goal is to resume racing and training on Saturday, Jan. 22, with post time Saturday afternoon moved to a 1:00 PM (Central) start time.
Normal schedules are expected to resume on Sunday, Jan. 23.
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled Friday's live racing program at Aqueduct Racetrack due to extremely cold weather forecast in the New York City metropolitan area.
The National Weather Service forecast, which aligns with NYRA's independent weather services, is calling for extremely cold temperatures with the potential for wind chill values near zero. As a result, NYRA officials made the decision to cancel Friday's eight-race card in the interest of the safety of all participants.
Aqueduct Racetrack will remain open for simulcasting.
Live racing at Aqueduct will resume on Saturday, January 22 with a nine-race card featuring the $100,000 Jazil and the $100,000 Franklin Square. First post on Saturday is 12:20 p.m. Eastern.
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Due to the effects of winter weather, Charles Town's live racing program scheduled for Thursday evening has been cancelled.
In addition, the track has announced it will be moving tonight's cancelled program in its entirety to Wednesday, Jan. 26. The first race next Wednesday is scheduled for Charles Town's standard start time of 7:00 P.M. EST.
Following this evening's cancellation, Charles Town is slated to resume live racing tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 21.
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