Doncaster off due to frozen track

Doncaster have been forced to abandon this afternoon's race meeting due to a frozen track.

Doncaster have been forced to abandon this afternoon's race meeting due to a frozen track.

"Overnight temperatures got to just three degrees below so unfortunately it's bad news," a course spokesman said.

"The temperature started to fall at 2am this morning once the cloud-cover cleared.  It's also getting colder, so we've had to abandon."

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