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Post by hesnotmypres on Feb 13, 2014 8:17:10 GMT -5
Aqueduct has CANCELLED the live racing for Friday, February 14th as per David Grening of the Daily Racing Form
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Post by Evelyn on Feb 13, 2014 9:12:33 GMT -5
Let's do one thread for these. Because of the snowstorm along the Eastern coast, there will be many!
Thus far, as per Equibase and track sites:
Thurs 2/13:
Penn Nat
Laurel
Charles Town
Freehold
Yonkers
Fri 2/14:
Aqueduct
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Post by Evelyn on Feb 13, 2014 9:19:02 GMT -5
Due to another winter storm in the Northeast, live racing at Laurel Park has been cancelled for Thursday, Feb. 13 and for Friday, Feb. 14 at Aqueduct Race Track.
Live racing at Laurel is scheduled to resume Friday, Feb, 14 with a 12:35 p.m. EST post time. The Laurel Park racing office will not be open Thursday and entries for the Feb. 17 President's Day card will be taken Friday.
Laurel and its sister track, Pimlico Race Course, will be closed for simulcasting.
Aqueduct and the Belmont Café will remain open for simulcasting on Thursday and Friday, and live racing is expected to resume on Saturday, Feb. 15.
From Bloodhorse
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Post by hesnotmypres on Feb 13, 2014 10:03:21 GMT -5
Meadowlands has cancelled for Tonight
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Post by Evelyn on Feb 13, 2014 10:28:40 GMT -5
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Post by hesnotmypres on Feb 13, 2014 13:45:52 GMT -5
Turfway Park has canceled live racing for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Feb. 14, 15, and 16.
Turfway Park general manager Chip Bach said, “Turfway will cancel racing this weekend due to accumulated snow and ice build-up in the track surface. Since last weekend’s cancellations (five races on Sat., Feb. 8, and the entire card on Sun., Feb. 9), temperatures have remained in the teens and near zero overnight, offering no opportunity for the surface to thaw.
“The weather this winter has subjected the surface to significant accumulations of snow and ice. Typically, significant snow accumulation—three inches or more—is simply graded and removed from the surface. This year, several minor accumulations and especially snow blown into the surface by high winds resulted in the surface retaining much more precipitation than usual. In a normal winter, sunshine and a few days above freezing relieves the track of moisture. This year, however, temperatures have been much lower for much longer and precipitation much higher.
“A brief storm of rain, ice, and snow last Tuesday caused a dramatic amount of precipitation to permeate the surface. The subsequent rapid drop in temperature flash-froze that moisture, which created the conditions that forced cancellation last week. The unrelenting cold temperatures since that day have provided no relief in thawing the surface. Since the safety of our riders and horses is our chief concern, we were left with no decision other than to cancel our races.”
According to Director of Racing Tyler Picklesimer, Turfway will make up some of the lost races by picking up an optional day on Sun., March 2, and by carding 11 races instead of nine through the end of the meet if entries support the expansion. The meet ends March 29.
The Cincinnati Trophy Stakes, originally scheduled for Sat., Feb. 15, will not be rescheduled.
Entries will be taken again Sun., Feb. 16, for Fri., Feb. 21.
The Dollar Friday party on Feb. 14 will go on despite the loss of live racing, with Doghouse taking the Willis Music Stage around 8 p.m. and dollar draft beer available.
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Post by Evelyn on Feb 13, 2014 18:31:12 GMT -5
HRTV has reported Charles Town is closed Fri and Sat and that Laurel is closing tomorrow. Bloodhorse and Equibase confirm CT, not yet Laurel. (nothing on the Laurel site)
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Post by Evelyn on Feb 13, 2014 20:04:35 GMT -5
HRTV updated that they got a call from Laurel and Laurel has NOT cancelled tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2014 12:39:54 GMT -5
HRTV updated that they got a call from Laurel and Laurel has NOT cancelled tomorrow. By now I guess everyone knows, Laurel has cancelled today's races (and their South American simulcast) This stuff isn't confined to the North Eastern US, down in Australia again two nights ago they cancelled, this time their C track. After walking the course, they deemed it unfit for racing about an hour after the original post time. |
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