Oaklawn cancels card for 2nd day

Live racing was canceled Friday afternoon at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs because of a frozen racing surface.

Live racing also was canceled Thursday because of a frozen racing surface, and Oaklawn lost its final six races Sunday because of deteriorating weather and track conditions.

A decision on today’s nine-race card, scheduled to begin at 1:05p.m., isn’t expected to be made until this morning.

Garland County was under a winter weather advisory Friday night for the possibility of two inches of snow. Temperatures are expected to reach 44 degrees this afternoon.

Training also was canceled Friday, but Oaklawn was open for simulcasting and gaming.

Sports, Pages 26 on 02/08/2014

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