Tomorrow's all-weather Flat meetings at Lingfield and Kempton are subject to inspections due to the threat of snow.
Kempton is perfectly raceable at present, but a lot more snow is on the way, leaving officials in a difficult situation.
"We've called an 8am precautionary inspection because of the forecast," said clerk of the course Barney Clifford.
"We are perfectly raceable now, but heavy snow is on the way. It's a question of if we can shift the snow off the track, and then it needs to be safe in and around the course as well.
"We have managed to shift snow with four or five days' notice, but shifting it in four or five hours could be a challenge."
Kempton are offering free admission for their additional all-weather fixture on Saturday.
It had been thought that Lingfield would miss the worst of the blizzards but a change in the forecast has put officials there on red alert.
"We will take stock of the situation first thing in the morning," said clerk of the course Neil Mackenzie Ross.
"This snow originally looked like it was going to be round to the west of us. But that is now changing rapidly and it looks like from about nine o'clock this evening through to close of play tomorrow we could be hit by any amount of snow.
"It's not just the racing surface we are concerned with. It's access, making the site clear for people so it is safe to get here. There are lots of things to take into consideration."
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