The Lockyer Valley Turf Club race meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow, Monday, January 22, has been rescheduled and will now be run the following day, Tuesday, January 23.
The decision has been made in the interests of participant and equine welfare with temperatures predicted to reach as high as 39 degrees at Gatton tomorrow. The temperatures are forecast to reduce to 29 degrees on Tuesday.
The same race fields will be retained albeit race times will be amended once Sky has rebuilt the broadcast schedule for the day to accommodate the additional race meeting.
Sky has also confirmed that both Gatton and the other originally scheduled Queensland meeting on the day, at Emerald Jockey Club, will be afforded coverage on Sky Racing 1.
Scratchings transacted thus far will be reinstated and in keeping with RQ policy, any scratchings made subsequent to the meeting’s reschedule will not attract fees.
Trainers and riders with engagements at the meeting have been notified of the change via SMS.