Vandals used a sledgehammer to smash windows and a door at Thirsk Racecourse, causing £3,000 worth of damage. Staff putting the finishing touches to preparations for the return of crowds in a fortnight were met with the scene of destruction on Thursday morning.
Overnight the offenders entered the venue and broke into a van, where they found the heavy tool. Going on a rampage around the track, they severely damaged a kiosk before hurling the sledgehammer through a double glazed door of the 1967 grandstand.
The discovery of the acts of vandalism comes just two weeks before racegoers return to Thirsk on June 3, under the new Covid-19 regulations.
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