Officials with Buffalo Raceway have announced that the track has been forced to cancel its card of live horse racing scheduled for this evening (Wednesday, Jan. 29).

Buffalo’s 12-race card scheduled for Wednesday has been called off. Officials with Buffalo Raceway have stated that due to high winds and temperatures in western New York around zero degrees Fahrenheit, the track has become unsafe for horsepeople and horses.

Racing at the Hamburg oval will continue this week on Thursday (with a first post of 5:00 p.m.), followed by Friday and Saturday programs that feature first-race post times of 6:40 p.m.

(With files from Buffalo Raceway)