The Country Championships Qualifier in Coonamble is the latest victim of the region’s dry spell after watering issues forced horse racing officials to move the meeting to Dubbo.
The turf track relies on recycled sewerage water for most of the year which rainfall typically dilutes to offset damaging side effects.
Prolonged high temperatures increased evaporation that made it harder for the grass to grow.
Restrictions on irrigation, triggered by low water levels at Coonamble Water Treatment Plant since late January, also complicated efforts to keep it up to par.
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