Heavy rain leads to Te Aroha abandonmentSUPPLIED Wet weather has put an end to the nine race-card at Te Aroha on Wednesday. Heavy rain, that has lashed much of the Waikato region in the last 24 hours, has forced the abandonment of Wednesday's Te Aroha meeting. The nine-race card has been called off due to heavy rain and an unsuitable racing surface - New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) said in a statement. The Te Aroha surface was rated a heavy 10 at 8.30am on Tuesday but that was downgraded to a heavy 11 less than two hours later. The Te Aroha meeting scheduled for tomorrow (14 February) has been abandoned due to heavy rain and an unsuitable racing surface.

Source: Stuff February 13, 2018 01:52 UTC