Before anybody did any appreciable handicapping,thought everyone should know that Oaklawn is closed all weekend (Fri, Sat and Sun) because of severe weather. Aqueduct has closed for Thursday but may open Friday and with the fires in Southern California, who knows what is going to happen at Santa Anita, but they were closed to training today. A few years ago, they shut down for a couple of days because of the smoke from nearby fires. Also, there are numerous freeways closed in the area, so their status for Friday is up in the air. Just a heads up before anyone invested time to handicap a track that is going to be closed.
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Fires and smoke at Santa Anita
Winter storm alert 2-4\" snow forecast for Turfway Park
Winter storm alert 3-6\" snow forecast for Oaklawn Park
Gale warning 20-30 knot winds forecast for Fairgrounds
But then, weather forecasts are spot on about as often as a single in the last leg of a P5
Turfway Sat & Sun
OP Sat & Sun
SA Sat & Sun