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tick (the horses) over until we get back on track again. It was a long process but it is making sure everyone has the same say. โThey have a different system here in Queensland where they have a lot of votes. it definitely made it a bit harder. โIf it had been a bright sunny day for the rest of the day we might have managed to get through. โWe probably needed to run the first two races to get a real guide on exactly how it is going to play out.
After a dramatic day at Gold Coast racecourse the last eight races of the Magic Millions card will now be run next Thursday.
"Thursday was deemed the best day for the track to repair after this misty rain that's been coming through and we have some showers forecast on Monday and Tuesday," Parnell said. "After the first race, the riders gave the track the benefit of the doubt. "I was on an inexperienced two-year-old and I was on the inside and it slipped," McDonald said.
Racing Queensland is deciding when and where the remaining races, including the Magic Millions Classic and Magic Millions Guineas, will be run later in the week ...
All scratchings will be reinstated to the Magic Millions fields and futures will stand. McDonald was clear in his view about the track after the incident saying it wasnโt safe and stewards agreed. After 45-minute delay it was decided to continue on a race-by-race basis.
The Magic Millions meeting on the Gold Coast has been sensationally postponed before the running of the feature races. Unforecasted rain on Friday night and ...
Only 13mm of rain had fallen on since 3am at the track, according to the Gold Coast Turf Club. While jockeys initially opted to forge ahead for race two following a lengthy delay, the decision was eventually made to abandon the race day shortly before 2:30pm AEDT. The Magic Millions meeting on the Gold Coast has been sensationally postponed before the running of the feature races.
But when star jockey James McDonald reported his mount slipped in the second race on the card when on board Desperately, Queensland Racing Integrity Commission ...
Punters have been left furious after continual rain saw the Magic Millions race day officially called off on the Gold Coast on Saturday Punters have been left frustrated after continual rain saw the Magic Millions race day officially postponed on the - Magic Millions Saturday race day postponed due to downpour on the Gold Coast
The rich Magic Millions Gold Coast meeting has been postponed until Thursday after unsafe track conditions and poor visibility led to it being called off on ...
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