How long has this been going on? Tests in preparation for Randwick's $150 million redevelopment have revealed the shock news that the Queen Elizabeth Stand is unsafe. The discovery has forced the Australian Turf Club to move Sat's Chelmsford Stakes meeting to Warwick Farm. Engineers reported a problem with one of two roof beams in the 1970 built stand, which is known to be badly affected with concrete cancer.What's going to happen to the other Randwick meetings on the big spring carnival calenda
How long has this been going on? Tests in preparation for Randwick's $150 million redevelopment have revealed the shock news that the Queen Elizabeth Stand is unsafe. The discovery has forced the Australian Turf Club to move Sat's Chelmsford Stakes meeting to Warwick Farm. Engineers reported a problem with one of two roof beams in the 1970 built stand, which is known to be badly affected with concrete cancer.
What's going to happen to the other Randwick meetings on the big spring carnival calendar? Well, more testing is underway and the results will determine what happens The two other meetings programmed are George Main Stakes day on Sep 24 and Epsom day on Oct 2 and well as Melbourne Cup day on Nov 1 which traditionally attracts Randwick's biggest crowd of the year.
Seamie Heffernan will continue his association with Aussie superstar So You Think in the Grp 1 Irish Champion Stakes (1m 2f - 2000m) at Leopardstown on Saturday. It'll be Heffernan's third ride on the Cox Plate double-winner.