Scottsville abandoned
The Scottsville racemeeting scheduled for today, Sunday 21 October, has been abandoned.
With 42mm of rain having fallen overnight, the track was considered unsafe for racing.
This is the second South African racemeeting abandoned in the past 72 hours, as a result of inclement weather conditions.
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