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The coronavirus emergency has forced several high-profile Sydney jockeys to cancel their plans to ride on the second day of the Albury carnival on Friday, featuring the $200,000 Albury Gold Cup.
Tommy Berry, Kathy O'Hara, Rachel King and in-form Englishman Tom Marquand were all set to fly to Albury on Friday but will stay home due to the restrictions placed on commercial air travel to race meetings by racing participants as a precaution against the spread of the deadly virus.
However Robbie Dolan will travel by road to Albury to ride Attorney in the Albury Cup for Warwick Farm trainer Matt Smith.
Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker has booked leading Riverina jockey Brodie Loy to ride his Group winner Fun Fact in the Albury Gold Cup while Victorian jockey Dylan Dunn will take the ride on topweight Morton's Fork for fellow Sydney trainer Richard Litt.
Recent Melbourne winner Mount Tabora, trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, is an early scratching from the Albury Cup after drawing barrier 12 in a capacity field of 16 plus one emergency.
