NYRA canceled live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack for Friday, and post times at the track were moved up Thursday so the last race could go off a half-hour early, around 3:45 p.m., though no snow had yet hit the area. New York - A winter storm with blizzard potential began hitting the Northeast on Thursday, forcing the New York Racing Association to alter its schedule and prompting the New York Islanders to offer fans a nice option.