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Ongoing Winter Storm Forces Sunday Cancellation At Aqueduct

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled Sunday's live racing program at Aqueduct Racetrack due to the continued impact of the powerful winter storm currently ongoing in the New York City metropolitan area.

The National Weather Service forecast, which aligns with NYRA's independent weather services, is calling for continued heavy snow through 4:00 p.m. Eastern with areas of blowing snow before 4:00 a.m. As a result, NYRA officials made the decision to cancel Sunday's card in the interest of the safety of all participants.

Sunday's featured $100,000 Jimmy Winkfield will re-scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 6.

Aqueduct Racetrack will be open for simulcasting on Sunday.

Live racing at Aqueduct will resume on Thursday, Feb. 3.

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Cold Weather Changes: Charles Town Shifts Saturday’s Card To Wednesday, Feb. 2

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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Charles Town Cancels Saturday Racing Due To Continued Frigid Temperatures

Due to the ongoing effects of the winter weather and continued cold temperatures, Charles Town's live racing program scheduled for Saturday evening, Jan. 22 has been cancelled.

It marked the third straight card cancelled at the West Virginia racetrack, with the card from Thursday, Jan. 20 postponed to Wednesday, Jan. 26. Friday and Saturday's cards were cancelled entirely.

The track is currently scheduled to resume racing on Wednesday night with its standard first race post time of 7:00 P.M. EST.

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Extreme Cold: Oaklawn, Aqueduct Cancel Friday Racing

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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