Gold Coast Turf Club race meeting amendments

Racing Queensland confirms that the following Gold Coast Turf Club race meetings have been transferred from the venue’s course proper to its Polytrack. 

The changes have rendered it necessary to amend some races and distances on the respective programmes:

Gold Coast Turf Club Polytrack - Saturday, June 8

• Class 4 Handicap (1800m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 62 Handicap (1900m);
• Benchmark 65 Handicap (1000m, $28,000) is now 1050m;
• Class 1 Handicap (1200m, $28,000) is unaltered;
• Benchmark 58 Handicap (1700m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 58 Handicap (1540m);
• Maiden Handicap (1200m, $30,000) is unaltered;
• 3YO Benchmark 60 Handicap (1400m, $28,000 + QTIS) is now 1200m;
• 3YO Maiden Plate (Set Weights) (1200m, $30,000 + QTIS) is unaltered; and
• 2YO Maiden Handicap (1000m, $30,000 + QTIS) is now 1050m;

Gold Coast Turf Club Polytrack - Saturday, June 15

• 3YO Benchmark 65 Handicap (1200m, $50,000) has been deleted from the program;
• Class 4 Handicap (1300m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 65 Handicap (1200m);
• Class 2 Handicap (1400m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 70 Handicap (1540m);
• Benchmark 62 Handicap (1000m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 58 Handicap, (1050m);
• Class 1 Handicap (1800m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 58 Handicap (2000m);
• Maiden Handicap (2200m, $30,000) is now 2000m;
• Maiden Handicap (1000m, $30,000) is now 1050m;
• 3YO Maiden Handicap (1400m, $30,000 + QTIS) is now 1200m; and
• Maiden Plate (Set Weights) (1540m, $30,000) has been added.

Gold Coast Turf Club Polytrack - Saturday, June 22

• Benchmark 78 Handicap - Winter Sprinters Series Heat (1200m, $35,000) is unaltered;
• Class 2 Handicap (1700m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 58 Handicap (1540m);
• Ratings Band 0–62 Handicap (1300m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 65 Handicap (1200m);
• Class 1 Handicap (1000m, $28k,000) is now 1050m;
• Maiden Handicap (1800m, $28,000) is now 1540m;
• 3YO Benchmark 65 Handicap (1700m, $28,000 + QTIS) is now 1200m;
• 3YO Maiden Plate (Set Weights) (1000m, $30,000 + QTIS) is now 1050m; and
• 2YO Maiden Plate (Set Weights) (1000m, $30,000 + QTIS) is now 1050m.

Gold Coast Turf Club Polytrack - Saturday, June 29

• Open Handicap (1200m, $50,000) has been deleted from the program;
• Class 4 Handicap (1000m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 65 Handicap (1050m);
• Class 1 Handicap (1400m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 75 Handicap (1540m);
• Benchmark 60 Handicap (1800m, $28,000) is now a Benchmark 60 Handicap (1900m);
• Maiden Handicap (1000m, $30,000) is now 1050m;
• 3YO Maiden Handicap (1700m, $30,000 + QTIS) is now 1200m;
• 2YO Maiden Handicap (1300m, $30,000 + QTIS) is now 1200m;
• Benchmark 58 Handicap (1200m, $28,000) has been added; and
• Eigth race to be confirmed.

The changes will appear in the June edition of RACE magazine. Participants have advised via SMS.