Thank you Mike for your answer.  Back in the 1970's I worked at Suffolk Downs sweeping up dead tickets in the grandstand.  I do remember the track crew driving around at night to try and prevent the main dirt track from freezing up or accumulating snow on stormy nights. Back then Suffolk ran the flats from around Labor Day until Memorial Day. I remember a lot of cancellations during the winter months due to cold weather or track conditions. At the same time, Rockingham Park ran harness races all winter with few cancellations. Never could understand why the harness races never hardly cancelled. Then again - I always thought the single shaft sulky was a great idea!!!

I’m not sure what sucked. The betting pools were good, the weather was great and I enjoyed the racing.

 
Compared to what, a Canadian fair track 

Are you even a $2 bettor? 

Seriously, to each his own on the enjoying part. 

I saw it today

Theatre was packed

Standing ovation at end

Will def win Oscar’s

Bullshit. The movie doesn’t open until Friday. It may be the biggest bomb since the Edsel.

I am not a horseman, although I did ride a pony once as a kid - so please be kind when answering my question.
Thoroughbreds never seem to race when temperatures drop down into the twenties, how is it not a problem for standardbreds? Are harness horses more adaptable to winter weather or is it the difference between flat racing and harness racing - or something else?  REMEMBER BE NICE ......I repeat - I am NOT a horseman, I am a HORSE PLAYER (one of the few left, I might add!)

Harness horsemen are too broke and desperate to miss a week or two of racing because of weather and because of this, horses are forced to race in extreme weather conditions. I promise you, you are not doing your horse any favors when racing in temperatures below 10F. Injury because of track condition is a possibility but even more of a risk is damage done to horse's lungs.

Tim Carey has a small cock