The Melbourne Cup may be done and dusted for another spring but there’s plenty of spring racing action left to play out over the carnival starting with today’s VRC Oaks Day 2017 program, full scratchings and the latest Flemington track report detailed below.
Flemington Track Report – 09/11/2017
- Track Type: Turf
- Track Rating: Good (3)
- Rail: Out 3m Entire Ciurcuit
- Weather: Fine
- Irrigation: 6mm last 24hrs; 35mm last 7 days
- Rainfall: nil last 24 hrs; 5.8mm last 7 days
It is a mostly sunny day in Melbourne today and with zero chance of rainfall trackside at Flemington the course proper’s current Good (3) rating is set to stay making for perfect spring racing conditions.
Flemington racing for Oaks Day kicks off at 12:15pm (AEDT) and continues through until Race 9 at 5:45pm (AEDT) when the three-year-old sprinting fillies close the card in the Group 3 $200,000 Kennedy Plate (1100m).
One race earlier the meeting’s feature race is scheduled with the Group 1 $1 million Kennedy Oaks (2500m) featuring all 12 original final acceptors steals the show at 5:00pm (AEDT).
The latest Kennedy VRC Oaks odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au have the Aaron Purcell-trained Aloisia at $1.55 to continue her spring dominance coming back against a field of fellow fillies after crushing the boys in The Vase at Moonee Valley last time out.
See below for the full VRC Crown Oaks Day 2017 race program and Flemington scratchings before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au to back your favourites across the card at the right price.
Flemington Scratchings – 09/11/2017
- Total Scratchings: 19
Race 1 (12:15pm) – $120,000 DrinkWise Plate (1700m)
- #17e Catalyst Fire (14)
- #18e Royal Stamp (8)
- #19e Polisher (2)
- #20e Dancing Hare (10)
Race 2 (12:55pm) – $120,000 Twitter Trophy (1800m)
- #1 Odeon (1)
- #13 Kastor (5)
Race 3 (1:35pm) – $120,000 Off The Track Subzero Handicap (1400m)
- #2 Deja Blue
Race 4 (2:15pm) – $200,000 Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m)
- #8 Mandalay Bay (7)
- #18e Roseberry Street (12)
- #19e Boss Coni (18)
- #20e Aurum Spirit (5)
Race 5 (2:55pm) – Group 3 $200,000 TCL TV Stakes (1400m)
- #3 The Monstar (9)
- #6 Fastnet Tempest (7)
- #8 Mubakkir (6)
Race 6 (3:35pm) – Listed $150,000 Absolut Stakes (1000m)
- #6 Thelburg (5)
Race 7 (4:15pm) – Listed $150,000 Seppelt Wines Stakes (1800m)
- #6 Irish Vega (15)
Race 8 (5:00pm) – Group 1 $1,000,000 Kennedy Oaks (2500m)
- No official scratchings
Race 9 (5:45pm) – Group 3 $200,000 Kennedy Plate (1100m)
- #10 Shantou (12)
- #12 Camila Lucinda (16)
*All times quoted are local (AEDT) and subject to change