Wednesday evening’s Ballarat greyhound assembly highlighted by the Listed Western Districts Derby has been moved to Geelong after a automobile crashed into the kennel block on Tuesday.
The accident has left the race day kennels with important injury inside and outside.
The 12-race program was additionally scheduled to showcase the $15,000-to-the-winner Lil Dickie Oaks Closing (450m).
The assembly is the Greyhound Racing Membership’s (BGRC) second greatest evening of racing outdoors of the Group 2 Ballarat Cup in April.
“This morning a younger driver heading down Rubicon St had a medical episode and crashed into the kennel block,” the BGRC assertion learn.
“Luckily, he escaped unscathed and was taken to hospital and is predicted to make a full restoration.
“The Metropolis of Ballarat Surveyor has inspected the kennels and he and the SES consider no structural injury has occurred to the kennels apart from the smashed wall.
“We now have engaged a structural Engineer to finish a structural evaluation and listing the required repairs. Within the interim the SES have put in two poles to help the roof.
“Two kennel Bays have been badly broken and can want changing.”
The BGRC have been involved with Greyhound Racing Victoria concerning the rescheduling of the assembly and an announcement is predicted inside 24 hours.
“Till repairs are ticked off all Ballarat races are prone to be moved to neighbouring tracks,” the assertion learn.
“When the structural evaluation is full and the Insurance coverage assessor has visited we will start clear up and can be capable to announce the timetable for repairs and an anticipated return to racing.”
The $20,000-to-the-winner Derby had introduced collectively an all-star solid of sprinters, the eight finalists collectively chargeable for 80 wins from 125 begins.
