Penn National cancels Wednesday card in advance of snowstorm

Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Penn., has canceled its Wednesday night live race card in advance of a forecast predicting a major snowstorm arriving in the area on Wednesday morning, the track announced on Tuesday.

Penn National will reschedule the entire card for Dec. 23, the track said, which was already scheduled as a live racing date. With Wednesday’s card eliminated, Penn National has five live racing dates scheduled for the remainder of the year.

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The National Weather Forecast has issued a winter storm warning for Grantville and its surrounding area. The forecast calls for snow beginning Wednesday morning and running throughout the day and into Thursday.

Last week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued an order requiring many businesses in the state to close due to a resurgence of the spread of coronavirus in the state. While casinos at Pennsylvania’s tracks were closed due to the order, live racing was allowed to continue, provided that spectators were barred from the grounds.