Christchurch was hit around midday today by a huge earthquake. The latest on the racing front is that the Addington is being used to house emergancy relief, and the PGG building in the centre of town was one of the worst hit, collapsed, reports from 3 news are that there is 1 dead and 30 trapped inside. 65 people are confirmed dead, as at 6pm.

The premier sale at Addington carried on.

Keep watching the homepage of Harnesslink for more info as we hear it. We will try to have up to the minute reports as we hear it. Some articles will be updated so keep checking.

Our thoughts are with everybody affected.