Goldmarket Handicap races to go ahead

While the equine influenza outbreak will prevent the staging of the Magic Millions horse racing carnival and yearling sales this summer, the Gold Coast will still have a stand-alone Saturday race meeting.
The Turf Club is gearing up to host this Saturday's Goldmarket Handicap meeting.Chief executive Grant Sheather says there will be almost $500,000 in prize money on offer at the meeting."It's a bit of a silver lining for the Goldmarket, which was originally scheduled to be conducted on New Year's Day before the equine influenza crisis, but now finds itself as a stand-alone race day of metropolitan status, " he said.
"I suppose it's a kudos to the Goldmarket, it's our longest running race, originally known as the Newmarket when it was conducted back in 1963."