Georgian, Western Fair Cancel Tuesday Racing

Published: December 7, 2010 10:42 am EST

Georgian Downs has joined Western Fair Raceway among the tracks cancelling racing on Tuesday

night .

With over 100 centimetres of snow having fallen in the London, Ont. area, Western Fair Raceway has announced that it has cancelled its program of live racing for Tuesday, December 7 but remains open for simulcasting.

Georgian Downs' forecast has taken a turn for the worse and Chris Roberts told Trot Insider that Georgian will cancel tonight's card.

Kawartha Downs and Windsor Raceway are the other Canadian tracks which have cards of live racing scheduled for today. The tracks' programs will kick off at 4:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., respectively.

To view the entries for each track, click the corresponding link below.

Kawartha Downs
Windsor Raceway

In regard to Western Fair Raceway, the track has reported that a snow squall warning has been issued for London and the surrounding areas, and the City of London is considering calling a state of emergency to deal with the snow that has resulted from the storms.

All City of London services are closed today while snow clearing crews are out in full force. The forecast is calling for an addition 20 to 30 centimetres of snow throughout today and into tomorrow.

Western Fair’s next scheduled card of racing is set for Thursday with a 3:35 p.m. first-race post time.

(With files from WFR)

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