Charles Town cancels Saturday racing for snow and sleet

Charles Town has canceled its live racing program for Saturday night due to inclement weather.

According to the National Weather Service, a mix of rain, snow, freezing rain and sleet are expected to fall until 4 p.m. EDT, with rain, freezing rain and sleet to continue after that. Their forecasters predict three to five inches of snow and sleet accumulation through the day, with a tenth of an inch or less of ice accumulation as well. The snow is expected to taper into rain into the night, with precipitation to end by 10 p.m. EDT.

Live racing is scheduled to resume on Wednesday, January 10 at its standard first race post time of 7 p.m. EST. Weather for Wednesday is expected to be partly sunny during the day, with a high near 47, and partyl cloudy into the evening. The eight-race card is anchored by the night's fourth race, a $31,300 allowance race for West Virginia-bred fillies aged three and up.

That race features a clash between multiple stakes winners The Sky Is Falling (8-5) and Lightnin Runner (2-1). The Sky is Falling, now a 5-year-old makes her first start since a third-place finish behind Hessica in the West Virginia Cavada Breeders' Classic on Oct. 14. Lightnin Runner will try to begin her 4-year-old year the same way she ended her sophomore season. She was last seen Dec. 16, when she beat open allowance-optional claiming company at Charles Town.