the opening of the championships , has been postponed after wild weather left randwick racecourse unsafe to compete on .
stewards announced it was too risky to race on the wet surface after an early inspection at around 9.30 am saturday morning , disappointing the 25,000 punters officials expected to show .
under normal , officials opted to move the $ 10 million program to monday allowing racegoers to use the ticket they purchased for the saturday event .