The Group 1 Doomben Cup will be run on Wednesday after the Brisbane Racing Club was forced to call off Saturday’s scheduled nine race card with heavy persisting in southeast Queensland.
It follows the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 meeting being moved to Eagle Farm last Saturday after rain rendered the Doomben surface similarly unsuitable for racing.
Brisbane was predicted to receive up to 40 millimetres of rain today and a further 15 millimetres is forecast for Sunday.
While showers are expected to continue, those levels are likely to ease off significantly towards Wednesday.
Racing Queensland confirmed that all races scheduled transfer to the new date where the $1 million feature over 2000 metres is accompanied by the Group 3 BRC Sprint (1350m) and the Listed The Roses (2000m) – a Queensland Oaks lead-up.
A midweek card originally planned for Wednesday at Doomben has been moved to Monday 30 May.
Stradbroke Season racing returns to Eagle Farm next Saturday for the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) and Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m).
Copping heavy rain throughout the Doomben 10,000 meeting, the Eagle Farm surface received overwhelmingly positive reviews from jockeys and trainers for its ability to cope with the consistent deluge.
