by Brian J. Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway

Hamburg, NY — Buffalo Raceway has cancelled the racing program for Friday night (Feb. 12) that was scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

With several inches of snow falling at the track this morning and lake effect expected to intensify as the day progresses, management decided to cancel racing. The Hamburg half-mile oval is expected to receive heavy lake effect snow beginning late this afternoon with an additional six to nine inches possible.

Racing is scheduled to resume on Saturday night with a 6 p.m. post. The highlight of the card is the $10,000 Open Pace along with the quarter-finals of the popular Niatross Knockout Claiming Series.

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