The cancellation of the Omakau races spells a disastrous start to the year for the South Island thoroughbred racing industry. Photo: Jonny TurnerDisaster has been averted with the rescheduling of today’s cancelled Omakau race meeting. Officials originally called the meeting early this morning after deciding the Omakau track was not fit for racing. Today’s racing was cancelled because a wet patch of ground on the home turn of the Omakau track. Had today’s meeting not been rescheduled it would have meant a disastrous start to the year for the South Island thoroughbred racing industry.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 02, 2018 20:03 UTC