Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia has cancelled its live racing program for Saturday, April 3, due to a shortage of entries needed to fill the card.
The property will remain open for simulcasting as currently scheduled.
Live racing is slated to resume on Wednesday, April 7 with a first race post time of 7:00 P.M. EST.
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Sunland Park in New Mexico plans to re-open the casino portion of its venue on March 5, reports ABC-7. The casino has been shut down due to COVID-19 since last summer.
Horse racing at Sunland Park remains on hold, however.
Last week, state regulators officially cancelled the remainder of the 2021 race meet, including the Sunland Derby. The track's signature race was not held in 2020, either.
Read more at ABC-7.
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A winter storm bringing freezing rain, snow and ice to the Mid-Atlantic region has caused the Maryland Jockey Club to postpone live racing Friday at Laurel Park and bring back the 10-race program in its entirety Thursday, Feb. 25.
The MJC's OTB network, including Pimlico Race Course, will remain open for simulcasting.
In addition, the weekly national Stronach 5 wager has been cancelled. Laurel was to have hosted the first and third legs of the Stronach 5, which also included races from Santa Anita, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields.
Three allowance races were part of Friday's card, including the return to Maryland of Grade 2 winner Shotski in Race 8, a second-level optional claiming allowance for 4-year-olds and up going about 1 1/16 miles. Dudley Square, a Jan. 22 allowance winner at Laurel for trainer Todd Pletcher, is the 8-5 program favorite.
Mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of 33 degrees are forecast for Saturday's Winter Sprintfest, a nine-race program featuring six stakes worth $900,000 in purses co-headlined by the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3) for females and $250,000 General George (G3).
Also on the program are the $100,000 Miracle Wood going one mile for 3-year-olds and $100,000 Wide Country for 3-year-old fillies sprinting seven furlongs, and $100,000 John B. Campbell and $100,000 Nellie Morse for older horses, both at about 1 1/16 miles, the latter for females.
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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled Thursday's live racing program at Aqueduct Racetrack due to a winter storm forecast to impact the New York metropolitan area throughout the day on Thursday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has placed New York City under a winter storm watch beginning on Thursday morning and extending through Friday afternoon. The NWS forecast, which aligns with NYRA's independent weather services, is calling for up to 8 inches of snow causing hazardous conditions throughout the region.
As a result, NYRA has canceled Thursday's eight-race card in the interest of the safety of all participants.
Live racing at Aqueduct will resume on Friday, February 19 with an eight-race card. First post on Friday is 1:20 p.m.
For additional information on the 2020-21 winter meet at Aqueduct, visit NYRA.com.
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