Saturday’s Hawke’s Bay racemeeting that featured both the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) and Gr.2 AHD Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) was abandoned after torrential rain overnight saw the Hastings track under water and unable to provide a satisfactory racing surface.
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing issued a statement early on Saturday morning in regard to the meeting which stated that a track inspection revealed continual overnight rain on a water-logged surface and with more rain forecast, the decision to abandon the meeting was taken.
A further statement later in the day advised that:
“The intention is to re-schedule the Arrowfield Stud Plate and AHD Hawke’s Bay Guineas to next weekend. A final decision on this will be made in the next 48 hours. There will also be enhancement to the stakes of the undercard races (excluding maidens) at both the Egmont and Matamata meetings”.
