The Warwick Turf Club Is another sporting organisation to feel the impact of this past week’s flooding. The sand training track at the Allman Park track is closed until further notice due to flood damage. Club secretary Kristen Doyle said when contacted officials from Racing Queensland had visited Warwick on Monday and inspected the damage to the track. Although there has been significant damage to the training track the situation is not as dire as in 2011.
The running rail appears to have come through the event unscathed. The irrigation system and pumps were inundated and are yet to be inspected. It is anticipated that there will be quite a bit of damage in that area.
The grass track is still very waterlogged, but club officials are hoping ithas not suffered too much damage. Like many other places on the Southern Downs especially those close to the Condamine there will be plenty of debris to be cleared from the area.
Local trainers of course will be severely impacted by the closure of the training track whoever it is hoped that they may be able to use the outside section of the grass track as it improves.
The club has five weeks until the running of the big Warwick Picnic Meeting and with all hands-on deck and the hope of some funding assistance from Racing Queensland or government authorities things will be back on track.
