A combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain in the Mid-Atlantic region caused Charles Town and its sister track Penn National to cancel live racing programs scheduled for Wednesday.

In the Midwest, Beulah Park near Columbus, Ohio, also canceled its Wednesday program.

Eight of the first 20 live programs of the 2014 season at Penn National have been canceled due to the record-setting snow and cold conditions that have plagued the Mid-Atlantic region this year. Live racing is scheduled to resume on Thursday with first post time at 6 p.m. Eastern.

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, who has had two maiden special weight winners this meet at Oaklawn, has given away more than $7 million in furniture in a recent promotion tied to the Super Bowl.

McIngvale, whose Gallery Furniture in Houston is a past sponsor of a major Kentucky Derby prep at Turfway Park, told customers who purchased $6,000 or more in furniture during the promotion that they would receive a full rebate if the Seattle Seahawks won Sunday.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – A training chart with 41 horses isn’t all that uncommon. Many of the top trainers in North America have at least that many horses to look after. The powerhouse stables have two or three times that number, some even more.

In the aftermath of snow that blanketed the Mid-Atlantic region Monday and in anticipation of more snow on the way Tuesday evening, Parx Racing and Charles Town canceled their live racing programs scheduled for Tuesday.

Parx was also unable to open its track for training Tuesday morning due to the heavy snowfall. The track in suburban Philadelphia is scheduled to resume racing Saturday.

Charles Town will remain open for simulcasting Tuesday and will attempt to resume live racing Wednesday night.

Cairo Prince, an impressive winner of the Grade 2 Holy Bull Stakes last month at Gulfstream Park, is the top individually listed wagering interest behind the heavily favored mutuel field in Pool 2 of the 2014 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which opens Thursday at noon Eastern for a three-day run.

Due to a winter storm that was expected to bring several inches of snow to the Northeast, live racing was canceled Monday at both Aqueduct in New York City and Parx near Philadelphia.

Aqueduct and Belmont Park were to be open for simulcasting, with only three Thoroughbred tracks - Beulah, Sam Houston and Turf Paradise - as well the harness track Monticello Raceway still slated for live racing.

Verrazano, a multiple Grade 1-winning 3-year-old in the United States in 2013, will remain in training this year but will be sent to trainer Aidan O’Brien in Ireland.

The horse, who raced in partnership with Let’s Go Stable and the Coolmore connections of Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Susan Magnier, will race solely for Coolmore in Ireland. It was expected that Verrazano would be retired at the end of his 3-year-old season to stand at stud at Ashford Stud in Kentucky before the change of heart.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Oaklawn Park canceled the balance of its Sunday card following the third race due to expected inclement weather, said track spokeswoman Jennifer Hoyt.

Hoyt said heavy rains and snow were expected to hit the area. She said the decision to call off the final six races of Oaklawn's card was a mutual decision between track management and the riding colony.                                                                                                        

Oaklawn is scheduled to resume racing Thursday.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – A transformer blew at Oaklawn Park at 3 a.m. Sunday, but power has been restored, and the track will race as scheduled at 1 p.m. Central, said Oaklawn spokeswoman Jennifer Hoyt.                                         

Hoyt said the power outage affected Teleview and the horsemen's bookkeeper's offices. She said if power hadn’t been restored by 11 a.m., the races would have been canceled.                                              

Oaklawn's post is a half-hour earlier Sunday because of the Super Bowl.