Fed: McGauran says only miracle will return racing =2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2007
Fed: McGauran says only miracle will return racing =2

"If we're racing next Saturday, then we should all breathe a sigh of relief," Mr McGauran
told reporters in Melbourne today.

"If there's any racing in Australia before then, it will be a minor miracle."

Mr McGauran said there was a chance that the Melbourne Cup could be rescheduled.

"It is better to have a deferred Melbourne Cup than to have no Melbourne Cup at all," he said.

"The programming would be a decision for the racing authorities, but it does seem increasingly
likely that the start of the spring racing campaigns by our leading horses will be inevitably
delayed and that may cause racing autyhorities to put back the feature races."

Mr McGauran said he believe the outbreak could be contained.

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