Group 1 racing to be run at Newcastle on Monday

racing heads to for the first time on Monday, as the track picks up the rest of the card which was abandoned on Saturday due to heavy rainfall between races one and three.

Due to the significant safety risks for both jockeys and horses, the final seven races at on Saturday were postponed.

and released a statement on Saturday afternoon saying they believe it’s best to reprogram and move it to Newcastle.

“Racing NSW and the believe the best option after consultation with participants is to reprogram the seven postponed races to Newcastle Racecourse on Monday 28th of March.”

Horses that were scratched prior to the postponement will be reinstated and there will be some variations in race distances.

The Group 1 ($500,000) and the Group 2 ($200,000) will both be run over 1850m instead of 2000m.

All bets after acceptances have been refunded and new markets issued, but all-in bets still stand.

All other races remain the same distance as Saturday’s program.

Newcastle is predicted to have 8 to 20mm rainfall on Sunday and 2 to 6mm on Monday.

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