Racing Victoria (RV) wishes to advise that the Ballarat meeting scheduled on Sunday, 12 May will be transferred from the turf to the synthetic track.
The track received 69mm of rain over the past 24 hours and as such the turf surface was deemed unsuitable for racing on Sunday.
The decision means the new synthetic track at Ballarat will come into operation five days earlier than planned, with the official opening scheduled for Friday, 17 May.
As a result of the transfer, all scratchings will be reinstated and there will be a change of distance to four of the eight races (details below).
The field size of race 8 has also been adjusted due to the reduced field size limit on the synthetic track. All other fields, prizemoney and race times remain unchanged.
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RACE CONDITIONS
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DISTANCE
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FIELD
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P’MONEY
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R1. Maiden Plate
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1200m
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9 (No Change)
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$35,000
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R2. 3YO Maiden Plate
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1500m
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9 (No Change)
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$35,000
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R3. Maiden Plate
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1500m (was 1400m)
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11 (No Change)
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$35,000
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R4. BM70 Handicap
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2100m (was 2000m)
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8 (No Change)
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$35,000
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R5. BM64 Handicap
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1200m
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11 (No Change)
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$35,000
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R6. BM64 Handicap
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1500m (was 1400m)
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11 (No Change)
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$35,000
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R7. BM70 Handicap
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1500m (was 1600m)
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12 (No Change)
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$35,000
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R8. BM64 Handicap
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1000m
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12+1E (was 13)
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$35,000
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RV also wishes to advise that today’s Geelong meeting, which was abandoned due to the rain-affected track, will not be rescheduled due to the substantial rain in the region and sufficient opportunities for trainers to nominate their horses for other races in the coming week.