Saturday's horse racing meeting at Cork has been canceled due to a frozen track caused by overnight frost. The seven-race card was abandoned after an inspection revealed unsafe conditions. Temperatures remain below freezing, and a rescheduling date is yet to be determined.
Saturday's meeting at Cork has fallen to the cold weather, with the scheduled seven-race card abandoned due to a frozen track.
"The team at Cork Racecourse will liaise with Horse Racing Ireland about a date for rescheduling this meeting in due course." An orange-level snow-ice warning in place for counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wicklow, Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary for 24 hours from 5pm on Saturday. A status yellow rain and snow warning is in place for Cork and Kerry from 1pm on Saturday and will upgrade to an orange-level alert from 5pm on Saturday until 5pm on Sunday.
A Met Office alert for icy surfaces is in force until 10am on Saturday, which it said could lead to difficult travel conditions and injuries from slips and falls. A forecast combination of frost and even fog had given Sandown officials cause for concern on Friday, leaving clerk of the course Andrew Cooper to announce a precautionary 7.30am inspection.
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