Officials and jockeys inspect the track after race eight on Sunday. Photo: HKJC
Sunday’s meeting at Sha Tin was abandoned after eight races due to “unprecedented rainfall”, while Wednesday’s Happy Valley card has been cancelled as Hong Kong continues to brace for Typhoon Ragasa.
The Heir and Inno Super lost their footing on the bend between the 600m and 500m point in the Class Four Kowloon Bay Handicap (1,400m), leading to an inspection by a Jockey Club delegation and leading jockeys Zac Purton, Hugh Bowman and Alexis Badel.
It was ultimately decided racing could not continue on a track that had copped 140mm of rain since early on Sunday morning.
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges was happy to make the “responsible” decision regarding the rest of the meeting.
