Weather Disrupts Australian Oaks Plans

The G1 challenge by Ambience in the Queensland Oaks has been halted by heavy rain that has hit Brisbane and most of eastern Australia.

Already a placegetter in the G1 fillies' Classics in Melbourne and Sydney, Ambience was one of five Godolphin Stakes-race runners at Eagle Farm on Saturday June 4, but all are now non-runners due to the weather and the meeting has since been abandoned.

In a situation that corresponds with that in much of Europe, the Australian east coast has been hit with heavy rain and authorities are forecasting massive storms over the weekend with up to 300mm of rain expected.