Oaklawn has cancelled Friday through Sunday because of a \"winter storm in the region.\"
Where is it? I\'m looking at the weather forecast and it\'s in the mid 30s today, and in the 40s and sunny for the weekend. Wtf?
I get it. It\'s all about safety, especially in this woke matrix we\'re currently in, but I have never seen so many cancelations and late scratches in my life.
Arkansas is not prepared or ready for major inclement winter weather. They do not have the trucks/plows, chemicals, etc like other states as the true icy and snowy weather rarely hits them. As a result when they get hit hard by a winter storm like they did the last few days that took out many from Oklahoma to Maine, they are crippled.
I know several friends down there who told me they have not worked the last few days (not folks working in the racing world to be clear). I also saw reports that freezing created a training problem in the morning the last few days. Last, I wondered if they had issues with horses being able to ship in and out to fill the entries as planned (haven\'t looked to see if any shippers but that was a thought).
So, while the weekend weather looks fine down there, it is the weather the last few days.