Today, Saturday February 13, Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse is host to nine races for Apollo Stakes Day 2016 – scratchings and a full track report for the autumn lead-up meeting found below.
2016 Light Fingers Stakes favourite Ghisoni has been scratched from her Apollo Stakes Day assignment in Sydney. Photo: Steve Hart.
There are sunny skies in Sydney today with a top of 28 degrees and zero chance of rain meaning the Good (3) track rating at Randwick is set to stay.
Randwick Track Report – 13/02/2016
- Rail: +3m Entire Circuit
- Weather: Fine
- Irrigation: 4mm last 24hrs, 10mm last 7 days
- Rainfall: Nil last 24hrs, 1.8mm last 7 days
- Penetrometer: 4.89
- Track Rating: Good (3)
The Randwick race card kicks off today with black-type first-up in the form of the $125,000 Listed Lonhro Plate (1100m) for two-year-olds at 12:40pm (AEDT), and continues through until Race 9 at 5:45pm (AEDT).
There are two highlights on the program including the three-years-old fillies facing off in Race 3 – the $175,000 Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) where hot favourite Ghisoni has been scratched due to not eating up overnight, trainer John O’Shea suspecting a tooth problem.
The meeting’s namesake event then runs as Race 7 and all eleven original acceptors are still in the mix for the $250,000 Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) including odds-on favourite, returning Cox Plate winning mare Winx.
See below for the full Randwick scratchings across the card before heading along to Ladbrokes.com.au to back your Sydney selections at the guaranteed best odds!
Randwick Scratchings – 13/02/2016
Total Scratchings: 20
All times are local (Sydney)
Race 1 – 12:40pm $125,000 Listed Huawei Lonhro Plate (1100m)
#3 Palladian (8), #5 Quick Feet (5)
Race 2 – 1:20pm $85,000 Adaptra Handicap (2400m)
#1 Landlocked (6), #5 Another Cocktail (4)
Race 3 – 1:55pm $175,000 Group 2 Liberty International Underwriters Light Fingers Stakes (1200m)
#7 Ghisoni (2)
Race 4 – 2:27pm $40,000 TAB Highway Handicap (1800m)
#9 Ashtomina (6), #14e Melwood (16), #16e Supplements (4)
Race 5 – 3:05pm $150,000 Group 3 DX Solutions Southern Cross Stakes (1400m)
#1 Tiger Tees (7), #3 Vashka (5)
Race 6 – 3:45pm $85,000 Gifts.com.au Handicap (1600m)
#1 Marenostro (11), #5 Off The Rails (7), #10 Soros (6)
Race 7 – 4:25pm $250,000 Group 2 Optus Business Apollo Stakes (1400m)
No current scratchings
Race 8 – 5:05pm $150,000 Group 3 Robrick Lodge Triscay Stakes (1200m)
#4 Private Secretary (4), #7 Onemorezeta (7), #10 Typhoon Jolie (10)
Race 9 – 5:45pm $85,000 The Next Galaxy Handicap (1200m)
#1 Mount Nebo (12), #6 El Sasso (15), #8 Bold Circle (17), #13 Maddhal (4)
