SNOWSTORM WREAKS HAVOC
Yesterday’s snowfall forced the postponement of the men’s NCAA Soccer Elite Eight match between St. John’s and Creighton, the Seton Hall-East Carolina men’s basketball game and the Manhattan College-Fairfield men’s game, which was to take place in Fairfield.
The race cards at Aqueduct, Meadowlands, Yonkers and Freehold were called off as well.
The St. John’s game was rescheduled for tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Belson Stadium on the St. John’s Queens campus.
No makeup date has been announced for Manhattan-Fairfield or Seton Hall-East Carolina.
Racing at Aqueduct was canceled after one race yesterday and with the forecast calling for even worse weather today, NYRA canceled live action and simulcasting at the Big A today as well. Meadowlands, too, has been canceled for today.
“Unfortunately the weather hit us hard earlier than we were advised today,” said NYRA Senior VP Bill Nader. “With the storm expected to continue in the area, we wanted to let our fans know now that we will not be open tomorrow.”
This is the third time racing moved to Aqueduct that there was a cancellation. High winds caused the Nov. 13 and 14 cards to be scrapped.
The $100,000-added Queens County handicapped scheduled for today has been rescheduled for next Saturday. Racing is expected to resume on Sunday with a Pick Six carryover of $20,067.
Racing at the Yonkers and Freehold is expected to resume today.


