Controversial Decision to Continue Horse Racing Despite Heavy Rainfall

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Horse racing fans express their anger towards stewards for allowing a race to proceed despite never before seen footage of the track being flooded.

Horse racing fans have lashed out at stewards over a shock decision that came in the wake of never before seen footage going viral.Heavy rainfall battered Sydney with Randwick copping an astonishing 230mm of rain in a 48 hour period.Despite the heavy downpour, Stewards confirmed the meet would continue at the famous track in a decision that shocked social media users.

The wild vision, taken just after 5am on Saturday, showed him standing under shelter as the rain came pouring down. A third wrote: “Never underestimate the power of the dollar, hahaha. Wow!! On a hiding to nowhere, now. Postpone during meeting or a fall, and it’s open slather for stewards and PVL.”Despite the backlash, the sun was shining on the track with conditions in Sydney set to reach 27 degrees with warm sunny conditions forecast and no signs of ranfall.

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