Horse racing: Wet weather forces abandonment of Hawke's Bay carnival races

Wet weather forces abandonment of Hawke's Bay carnival races. The cancellation of the biggest race meeting of New Zealand's week will cost the racing industry hundreds of thousands of dollars. There is only one domestic race today at Riccarton in Christchurch. The bets on today's meeting will be refunded. New Zealander Thoroughbred Racing bosses are juggling the scheduling of today’s major races into the already packed spring racing programme.