RELIEVED Bathurst Thoroughbred Racing officials have confirmed a meeting will go ahead at Tyers Park this afternoon despite the track being drenched overnight in a suspected case of sabotage.
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Around 100 metres of the track was subject to heavy watering on Thursday night after someone opened the control box and initiated the sprinklers for that section of grass.
It continued a wretched run of luck for the club though they were given the all-clear by stewards to go on with yesterday's races.
Twice in the space of a few months leading up to February's Bathurst Cup, watering malfunctions impacted on the club.
And during a race late last year, sprinklers popped up and forced riders to take their mounts through streams of water at the top of the straight.
Bathurst police have begun an inquiry into last night's incident and officers from Chifley local area command crime scene unit will be conducting a detailed investigation at the track.
Police have asked that anyone with information about the incident contact Bathurst police station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
