NYRA Cancels Friday Racing at Aqueduct Due to High Winds
The New York Racing Association has canceled Friday’s live racing card at Aqueduct Racetrack due to high winds forecast to impact the New York metropolitan area.
The National Weather Service has placed Southern Queens under a wind advisory beginning at 12 p.m. ET, with forecasts calling for sustained high winds and gusts exceeding 45 mph.
Two Listed $150,000 stakes originally scheduled for Friday have been rescheduled. The Tempted will now run on Thursday, Nov. 6, with entries taken Oct. 31. The Pumpkin Pie has been moved to Saturday, Nov. 8, with entries taken on Sunday, Nov. 2.
Aqueduct will remain open for simulcasting from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET despite the live racing cancellation.
This marks the second consecutive day of canceled racing at the venue. Live racing was also canceled on Thursday, Oct. 30 due to a powerful storm that generated extremely high winds and rainfall exceeding 2.5 inches.
The Belmont at the Big A fall meet is scheduled to resume on Saturday, weather permitting.
