Armidale Jockey Club have been forced to relocate another one of their scheduled meetings with the ongoing effects of drought wreaking havoc with the track.
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Next Thursday's October 10 seven race TAB meet has been shifted to the Gunnedah track.
The St Albert's College Cup day was the last time the club hosted a race meet with the following week's September 22 event relocated to Moree.
In the lead up to the St Albert's meet on September 14, Jim Dedes said Racing NSW and rain events would determine the fate of racing in Armidale.
Unless it rains in the near future we will be lucky to race for a little while which is unfortunate.
- Jim Dedes
"We are going to asses each race meeting as they come," Dedes said at the time.
"Racing NSW will come up and do an inspection of the track and if it is not suitable to race we will have to keep transferring our meetings.
"Unless it rains in the near future we will be lucky to race for a little while which is unfortunate."
The St Albert's Day track rated a firm two and the limited grass cover was impacted by the day's racing.
"Horse welfare and jockey welfare is number one," Dedes said.
"They just jar up, they can't handle hard ground."
The following meet is scheduled for October 26 but unless there's rain in the near future, it is expected to be relocated.