THE Victoria Racing Club and Racing Victoria Limited will review Saturday's $120,000 Kensington Stakes at Flemington, which has only six final acceptors. VRC racing manager James Earls said the club would re-examine conditions of the 1000-metre sprint, which were established last year, reports The Age. After being run as a handicap, the Kensington Stakes was upgraded to a set weights and penalties event last year for autumn sprinters to start their preparation. ''Yes, it is disappointing to get
THE Victoria Racing Club and Racing Victoria Limited will review Saturday's $120,000 Kensington Stakes at Flemington, which has only six final acceptors. VRC racing manager James Earls said the club would re-examine conditions of the 1000-metre sprint, which were established last year, reports The Age.
After being run as a handicap, the Kensington Stakes was upgraded to a set weights and penalties event last year for autumn sprinters to start their preparation.
''Yes, it is disappointing to get six starters for prizemoney like that,'' Earls said. ''We changed the race last year to set weights and penalties and were reasonably happy when we got 10 competitors, but this year it's dropped to six.