New Gold Coast track stripped of $1m night meeting

The under siege Gold Coast track has suffered a fresh blow, with the new $1m Magic Millions 2YO race under lights later this month stripped from the club after the sandy surface was deemed not up to scratch.

It can be revealed the May 24 race, which was going to the be the first night meeting on the Glitter Strip, is now looking for a new home after horses galloped on the course proper under lights on Wednesday night for the first time.

It comes on the back of Saturday's Group 2 AD Hollindale Stakes meeting being moved to the Sunshine Coast over the same concerns, however there were hopes it could recover in time to host the new Magic Millions race.

READ: Gold Coast stripped of Hollindale meeting amid track disaster

It leaves the $1m feature without a home for the time being as officials race to find a slot for it.

It was expected to be run on the Group 1 Doomben Cup card at Doomben the following day, however that is now in doubt.

Tracks in southeast Queensland have been battered by consistent rain for much of this year, with the new Gold Coast track suffering the worst following QTIS Jewel day in March, which drew widespread criticism for the on-speed bias and amount of sandy kickback it produced.

It comes as track curator Nevesh Ramdhani recently resigned from his role at the Gold Coast to return to Sydney with the Australian Turf Club.