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Organisers confirm main race will be held by despite earlier track damage
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/9/2025
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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It's been a big week for Queensland's richest racing carnival, and its main event will go
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ahead on the Gold Coast this weekend.
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Last Friday, police were called to investigate damage to the Gold Coast Turf Club's racetrack.
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The venue had been due to host the first race of the Gold Coast Magic Millions, but suspected
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poisoning forced the meet to be moved two hours north to the Sunshine Coast.
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Heavy machinery and experts were called in, and they've been working overtime to repair
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the track.
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It had been unclear whether this weekend's races would go ahead on the Gold Coast, with
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Brisbane's Eagle Farm pencilled in as a back-up plan.
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But horses were galloped over the turf earlier today, and it was deemed safe for the $14
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million race day to go ahead on Saturday.
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Racing officials shared the news this morning.
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The licence report that the new patch of track played exactly the same as the rest of the
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track and will be racing here on Saturday.
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Questions still surround who or what poisoned the grass, and police investigations are still
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ongoing.
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