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Mahoning Valley has rescheduled its Monday and Tuesday cards because of cold weather expected in the area.

The rescheduled cards were announced by the track in a Friday afternoon news release. Both cards have been moved in their entirety, with Monday’s card being run next Friday and Tuesday’s rescheduled for next Saturday.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for an area covering Youngstown, Ohio, where Mahoning Valley is located. The advisory warned of a mass of arctic air Monday and Tuesday with wind chills below -15 degrees. National Weather Service forecasters predicted a high near 7 degrees on Monday, an overnight low of -6, then a high near 6 on Tuesday. After a low around -12 for Tuesday night, forecasters predicted a high of 11 degrees on Wednesday.

Mahoning Valley expects to resume racing Wednesday with first post scheduled for 12:15 p.m. EST. Wednesday’s card features nine races, with the richest of them being the seventh, a six-furlong allowance for Ohio-bred fillies and mares who have never won four races lifetime. The 7-5 morning-line favorite is Banana Pudding, a Julie Pappada trainee who has won her last two starts, including a 4 3/4-length romp against Ohio-bred non-winners of three at Mahoning Valley on Jan. 7.