Racing at Fairview today was delayed for an hour while the false rail was moved to avoid horses having race on turf the jockeys said was dangerous.
Following the running of Race 1 at the Port Elizabeth circuit, the riders lodged a protest about patches on the outside of the turf track between the 400m and 200m posts.
After a course inspection, it was decided to move the false rail inwards – from the 9m measurement to 3.5m – to avoid runners being thrown out onto the outside stretch of the straight deemed unsafe.
The new race times are:
Race 2: 13:40
Race 3: 14:10
Race 4: 14:40
Race 5: 15:10
Race 6: 15.40
Race 7: 16:10
Race 8: 16:40
Race 9: 17:10
