Aqueduct, Charles Town cancel Friday racing

With extreme cold forecast again, The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has

canceled live racing at Aqueduct on Friday. Aqueduct and the Belmont Café will

remain open for simulcasting.

Temperatures are expected to moderate over the weekend and live racing at

Aqueduct is set to resume as scheduled on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Charles Town canceled its Thursday evening live program after two

races and will not hold live racing as scheduled on Friday. The cancellations

were announced after a vote of the Charles Town jockey colony that didn't

produce enough riders to continue with the live program.

"If tonight was deemed too cold, and tomorrow night is predicted to bring

more of the same, we wanted to do right by our fans who expect to see a full

card and the horsemen who treat their horses with an expectation of running,"

said Erich Zimny, Charles Town's Vice President of Racing Operations, on

Thursday night.

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