Organisers confirm main race will be held by despite earlier track damage

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Organisers of the Magic Millions have confirmed the race will go ahead on the Gold Coast this weekend. The horse race was thrown into doubt when the track was damaged last week prompting a police investigation.

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00:00It's been a big week for Queensland's richest racing carnival, and its main event will go

00:06ahead on the Gold Coast this weekend.

00:09Last Friday, police were called to investigate damage to the Gold Coast Turf Club's racetrack.

00:14The venue had been due to host the first race of the Gold Coast Magic Millions, but suspected

00:18poisoning forced the meet to be moved two hours north to the Sunshine Coast.

00:23Heavy machinery and experts were called in, and they've been working overtime to repair

00:27the track.

00:28It had been unclear whether this weekend's races would go ahead on the Gold Coast, with

00:32Brisbane's Eagle Farm pencilled in as a back-up plan.

00:36But horses were galloped over the turf earlier today, and it was deemed safe for the $14

00:41million race day to go ahead on Saturday.

00:45Racing officials shared the news this morning.

00:47The licence report that the new patch of track played exactly the same as the rest of the

00:52track and will be racing here on Saturday.

00:54Questions still surround who or what poisoned the grass, and police investigations are still

01:00ongoing.

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