The 5.1-magnitude aftershock in Christchurch at 7.49am yesterday also led to the abandonment of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club meeting tonight.
The Christchurch greyhound meeting scheduled for tomorrow has also been transferred to Forbury Park.
The decision to abandon the harness meeting was made by the club in conjunction with Harness Racing New Zealand officials.
"Everybody here worked so hard to get the place ready to go after the weekend but this morning's aftershock put us back to where we were after the first quake," Addington Raceway CEO Shane Gloury said.
"There is a range of issues that necessitated the abandonment. There is damage in many of our major rooms in the Metropolitan Stand. We've had ceiling tiles and light fittings that have collapsed and have been strewn across the floor. TVs have been destroyed. There is broken glassware and crockery, and our lift has also been damaged. Many of the rooms are a mess."
"We also have the Welfare Centre at the raceway. There were 280 people that stayed here last night. That number is expected to swell after this morning's aftershock, which means that the Welfare Centre will require use of more rooms and facilities here over the next 48 hours. The drivers' rooms and first-aid areas are also being used as a quarantine facility for those that are ill at the Welfare Centre.
"When you also factor in that the meeting will be at night and the wider obligation we have to the community in respect of the Welfare Centre, the fact that aftershocks could occur during the race meeting, which potentially threatens the health and safety of patrons, participants and workers, the decision became easy. There's just too much risk involved to allow us to proceed.
"On a positive note, there has been no structural damage to any of our buildings. The track, lighting towers and stables all appear to be fine."
The trials next Monday at Addington are expected to be held as planned and that harness racing is set resume their next Friday night for the feature Ordeal Cup meeting.
• McPadden was 4.8sec inside the required time when he won a qualifying test by five lengths at Wyndham yesterday. The Falcon Seelster 4yr-old ran the last 800m in 57.7 the final 400m in 28.3.
Results:
Weather, fine; track, fast.
Two-yr-old pacers, 0w, mobile, one mile: Tuapeka Maddy D Cummings 1. Only starter. Time, 2.05.8. Trainer, D Cummings.
Qualifying test, pacers, 2400m: Call Of Duty A Beck 1; Trieste Franco 2; Cityscape 3. Six started. 1 1/2L; 2L. Time, 3.09.3 (four qualified). Trainer, A Beck.
Qualifying test, trotters, 2400m: Malabar Mickey C Barron 1; Super Buster 2; Jenny's Gem 3.
Three started. 5L; 42L. Time, 3.16.7 (two qualified). Trainer, T White.
Qualifying test, pacers, mobile, 2400m: McPadden A Armour 1; The Artisan 2; Calvados 3. Six started. 5L; 1/2L. Time, 3.06.2 (six qualified). Trainer, M Brown.
0w pacers, mobile, 2400m: Holly Patron B McLellan 1; Franco Ledger and Christian Ruler equal 2. Seven started. Hd; ddht. Time, 3.10.2. Trainer, B McLellan.
2w+ pacers, mobile, 2400m: Trojan N Williamson 1; Kai Bree She 2; Life's Cool 3. Three started. 1 1/4L; hd. Time, 3.04.8. Trainers, G and J Knight.
0-2w, trotters, 2400m: Cash Reserve fr A Milne 1; Sea Spray Cindy 20 2; Wazza Player fr 3. Three started. 4L; 10L. Time, 3.17.1. Trainer, A Milne.
