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Gold Coast Magic Millions race meeting moved to Sunshine Coast as police investigate racetrack damage
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/4/2025
Testing is underway to determine the exact cause of turf discolouration that has upended a race meet and puts on one of Queensland's richest horse racing events under a cloud.
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A glittering race meeting turned upside down.
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We booked it in a couple of months ago, it's been looking good, until we found out last
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night no horses.
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Bit of a bugger, but we'll make the most of it.
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Racing Queensland made the call to move the first day of the Magic Millions to the Sunshine
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Coast after a section of the course was discovered damaged.
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Police are investigating whether it was done willfully.
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The race meet was moved two hours north up the Bruce Highway to the Caloundra Turf Club,
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frustrating many.
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Well, it's disgraceful.
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I know the police are actively investigating at the moment.
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Normally you've got days or weeks to prepare, but this was just a matter of hours to put
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all this together.
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The carnival reaps in up to $50 million for the region.
00:47
Some punters were disappointed, but others turned up for the entertainment.
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We're here for my birthday, so when everything got moved we just decided to still come.
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I hope, I hope that in a very short period of time the police find who was responsible.
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Organisers are confident the track will be fixed by next Saturday's main Magic Millions
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race day, one of the richest and most famed race days in the country.
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We've already put the wheels in motion to mobilise some expert support out of down south.
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That could mean dropping in fresh turf.
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I understand it's been done at Flemington before and Caulfields.
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At this point in time we're comfortable we've got a good result and we'll be racing here
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on Magic Millions Day.
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A race to get the carnival back on track.
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