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Santa Anita Cancels Presidents’ Day Card

With a forecast calling for significant rainfall, officials at Santa Anita Park have canceled Monday's Presidents' Day program at the track. The nine-race program on Sunday will proceed as scheduled, with a first post at 12:30 p.m. PT.

The track will remain open Monday for simulcasting in the Grandstand Paddock Room beginning at 10 a.m., with free parking and admission.

Races carded for Monday, including the $100,000 Tiznow S., will be offered as extras on the overnights for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23-25.

Similarly rainy conditions forced the cancellation of racing Feb. 4 and training was suspended through Feb. 8 due to track conditions. The track was reopened to regular training Feb. 9, but the live racing program was canceled that day to give local horsepeople additional time to prepare their horses. A reported 10 inches of rain fell between Feb. 4 and Feb. 7.

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Wintry Weather Forces Oaklawn Cancellation

A combination of snow, rain and freezing temperatures over the course of the weekend prompted officials at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to cancel Sunday's live racing program after the opening race of the afternoon.

“At Oaklawn, the safety of our equine and human athletes will always take priority,” said track president Louis Cella. “In consultation with our jockeys, horsemen, and outside engineers, we chose to cancel the remainder of the card so that we can prepare for next week's racing, highlighted by Saturday's Mockingbird S.”

Racing is expected to resume next Friday, Jan. 12, with a scheduled first post of 12:30 p.m. CT.

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Live Racing at Aqueduct Canceled Friday Due to Torrential Rain in New York; Meadowlands Canceled for Friday and Saturday

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled Friday's live racing program at Aqueduct Racetrack due to significant rainfall forecast to create hazardous weather conditions in the New York metropolitan area, according to a press release issued Friday morning.

With as much as five inches of rain expected, Ozone Park is under a flash flood warning and flood watch throughout the day on Friday. As a result, Friday's 11-race card has been canceled in the interest of the safety of all participants.

Aqueduct Racetrack will remain open for simulcasting on Friday.

NYRA has yet to determine a new schedule for Friday's featured GIII, $150,000 Noble Damsel and $125,000 Ashley T. Cole.

Live racing at Aqueduct is scheduled to resume Saturday with an 11-race card featuring the GI $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, the GII $400,000 Woodward, the GII $250,000 Gallant Bloom and the GII $250,000 Vosburgh, a “Win and You're In” for the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. First post is 12:05 p.m. Eastern.

The all-turf Monmouth-at-Meadowlands cards for Friday, Sept. 29 and Saturday, Sept. 30 have also been canceled due to inclement weather.

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Rain Limits Training at Santa Anita Thursday

Santa Anita's main track was closed Thursday morning and the training track was limited to only joggers following yet another rainstorm that hit the area this week. Track officials said just over an inch of rain fell on Santa Anita during this latest series of storms, which began Tuesday. Wednesday morning, prior to the heaviest of the rainfall, both the main track and training track were open to gallopers and joggers. There have been no timed workouts at Santa Anita since Tuesday.

On Friday, an eight-race card is scheduled for Santa Anita which includes three turf races. Jason Egan, Santa Anita director of racing and racing secretary, said on Thursday he expects the card to be a go.

“The weather is supposed to clear out [Thursday], that's why we kept the main track closed to preserve it for racing on Friday,” Egan said. “I think we're going to be in good shape. We also should at least have gallopers and joggers on the main track tomorrow.”

As for the status of Friday's three turf races, Egan said he is hopeful they will remain on the grass.

“We want to wait to see how the rest of today goes weather-wise and then we'll make a determination,” he added.

Following this latest storm, Santa Anita has received more than 34 inches of rain since the start of the Classic Meet on Dec. 26. It's resulted in eight cards to be canceled, though four of those have already been made up. An additional makeup date is scheduled for Friday, Apr. 21.

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