The Listed Carrington Stakes has been scrapped from the Randwick program after failing to attract sufficient interest.

Nine entries were received on Monday and that number swelled to 10 when Ciaron Maher added classy mare Semana to the mix when nominations were extended.

But with just six horses paying up for the $200,000 summer feature on Wednesday, including two who were dual acceptors interstate, Racing NSW, in conjunction and Australian Turf Club officials, opted to abandon the race.

ATC Head of Racing and Wagering, Nevesh Ramdhani, said the decision was a difficult one especially given the extended history of the Carrington Stakes (1400m), which was first held in 1886.

“The Carrington has a history, it was a tough decision,” Ramdhani said.

“We don’t want to run a race – based on the scratchings we have seen recently – and end up with four runners or three runners or even less.

“We just didn’t have enough nominations to be confident we were going to have a field for competitive racing  on Saturday.”

The Carrington Stakes has been a 1400m event since 2015, but prior to that, it was held over distances ranging from 1000m to 1200m.

Ramdhani conceded officials will reassess the conditions of the race in the wake of its abandonment this weekend.

“There is a bit of work there between us and Racing NSW to review it,”Coolmore he said.

Randwick will now host a nine-race card on Saturday, highlighted by The Agency Real Estate Handicap (1000m) for the two-year-olds which features the debut of Snitzel colt United States, a $1.75 million Magic Millions buy for Coolmore.