Following feedback from industry participants, Racing Queensland is pleased to advise that a 3 month trial will be introduced where the field limit for 1660m races at Albion Park will be reduced to 10 runners.
Racing Queensland has elected to coincide the trial period with start of the new racing season on September 1 2014.
This limit only relates to races of 1660m held at Albion Park, all other field limits will remain unchanged.
The seeded barrier positions for a field limit of 10 will be conducted in the following way:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 6, 7, 10
During the trial a review will be conducted and further consultation with the industry will be undertaken to gauge the effectiveness of the limit to establish if the reduction in field limit is to remain, or reverts back to 12 starters.
