Tuesday’s Geelong and Horsham twilight meetings moved to night due to extreme heat

February 22, 2016 Comments Off
Tuesday’s Geelong and Horsham twilight meetings moved to night due to extreme heat

By grvadmin

The twilight race meetings scheduled for Geelong and Horsham on Tuesday 23 February have been moved to night meetings on the same day due to predicted extreme hot weather conditions.

Under Greyhound Racing Victoria’s (GRV) recently reviewed Hot Weather Policy, greyhound racing or trialling cannot be conducted if the temperature exceeds 38 degrees.

The safety and welfare of greyhounds is of paramount concern for GRV in assessing whether a race meeting or individual races on a program should proceed, be delayed or abandoned in hot weather conditions.

Decisions to transfer or cancel meetings are made after careful consideration and consultation with the weather Read full article

Source:: http://www.grv.org.au/news/2016/02/22/tuesdays-geelong-horsham-twilight-meetings-moved-night-due-extreme-heat/

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