Four race meetings have been abandoned in Britain this coming Wednesday as the country faces a heatwave which could last through the second half of the week and see temperatures rise to 37C.The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) confirmed on Monday that Wednesday's Flat and National Hunt fixtures at Kempton Park, Salisbury, Worcester and Ffos Las will not go ahead following a red extreme heat warning being issued by the Met Office. The red warning covers parts of the Midlands and southern England and Wales from 9am on Wednesday to 9pm on Thursday. Racing will go ahead at Carlisle in the north of England as scheduled.A statement released by the BHA on Monday, read, “The BHA's hot weather policy states that where racecourses fall within a red warning zone, the fixture will be abandoned. In addition, horses must not be travelled from or through areas that have red warnings in place.“The decision to abandon the fixtures has been taken in conjunction with the racecourses with a view to mitigating any risk to the health and wellbeing of equine and human participants.“The BHA will continue to liaise with racecourses hosting fixtures in amber warning zones this week to consider any further mitigations that may be needed, in line with the BHA's hot weather policy.“Each fixture will be managed on a case-by-case basis, with several factors considered according to the local weather forecast and environmental conditions.“Trainers are reminded that horses should not be moved from or through any areas where red heat warnings are in place.”The heat is also affecting racing in France, where Monday's meeting at Lyon-Parilly was staged in the morning instead of the afternoon. Chantilly's meeting on Wednesday has also been brought forward to a 9.45am start time, while the race meeting scheduled for Tuesday at Chateaubriant has been moved to Dieppe. Racing was called off on Sunday at Mont-de-Marsan. The post Four Meetings Abandoned as Temperatures Rise in Britain appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.