KERANG Turf Club president Darren Connelly was so determined to make the club’s new December 30 race date a success, he had a small army of helpers – armed with sponges and on their hands and knees – mopping up excess water on the track.

There were 20-litre buckets of water being tipped everywhere and one short stretch alone gave up more than 1000 litres, caused by a couple of low spots on ...