South Australian Derby Day 2017 Scratchings & Track Report

Morphettville Racecourse is home to the latest Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival Group 1 meeting today with 2017 South Australian Derby Day running over the afternoon, the full scratchings and track report for which are found below.

The weather is mostly sunny in Adelaide today and with zero chance of rain the current Good (4) rating of both the course proper and Morphettville Parks track is set to remain.

Morphettville Track Report – 13/05/2017

Rail: +3m 1800m-1200m, +2m 1200m-600m, True Remainder.
Parks Track: +3m 1000m-400m, True Remainder.
Penetrometer: 5.36
Weather: Fine
Dual Track Meeting: Yes
Track Rating: Good (4)
Irrigation: Nil last 24 hrs; 6mm last 7 days
Rainfall: Nil (Course Proper); 10mm last 7 days (Parks Track)

SA Derby Day racing kicks off this afternoon at 12:35pm (ACST) and the eight race program continues through until 5:00pm.

There are two Group status events on the card with the two-year-olds facing off in the 2017 SA Sires’ Produce Stakes (Race 2) on the Morphettville Parks Track before the headliner runs as Race 7 with a full 16 starters in the South Australian Derby 2017 field.

The 2017 Adelaide Guineas (Race 6) is the other black-type and there are a host of scratchings from the mile showdown including So You Too leaving a below capacity field of three-year-olds.

See below for the full Adelaide scratchings and South Australian Derby Day program running today, the best Morphettville racing odds and offers open now at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Morphettville Scratchings – 13/05/2017

Total Scratchings: 37

Race 1 (12:35pm) – $100,000 #SeeSouthAustralia Autumn Series Final (1400m)