The season was scheduled to begin on September 12, but the meeting has now been transferred to Warracknabeal.
Seymour Racing Club's September 17 meeting will instead be transferred to Echuca, as the Seymour club continues to look at improving its track.
“Whilst the track was deemed safe for racing by RV stewards at the July meeting, some areas did not perform as expected due to its immaturity and some ongoing challenges the SRC is facing around damage to the surface caused by birds,” a Racing Victoria statement read.
“Seymour underwent major track renovations last summer, which involved full resurfacing with kikuyu grass and a subsequent oversow of rye grass in autumn to provide year-round performance and stability.
“Racing resumed at the track in May 2020, with a determination made that it would benefit from conducting one meeting per month only throughout winter. It has since hosted race meetings on Thursday, June 18 and Tuesday, July 14.
“The SRC have since advised that it is their preference to transfer their two upcoming meetings to allow the track time to further consolidate, with a view of returning to racing on Monday, October 5.”
The other transferred meeting will be held at Tatura on August 15.
SRC chief executive Penny Reeve said the decision was the right one for the long term.
“The new racing surface is still immature, and we expect that the track will continue to improve and consolidate with the better weather that spring and ultimately summer will provide,” Reeve said.
“It is our aim to return to racing in October and conduct our cup on October 18 as programmed; however, we will ensure that all parties are comfortable with the surface before doing so.
“I would like to thank everyone for their support as we navigate this challenging period and also the clubs who have taken on our meetings. We are committed to working with RV and CRV in order to provide an improved racing surface at Seymour for participants and the community to enjoy.”