The Group 1 racing action of the Brisbane Winter Carnival is back at Doomben Racecourse today for Queensland Oaks Day 2019, the meetings official scratchings and morning track report detailed below.
Libran has been scratched from the 2019 PJ O’Shea Stakes field at Doomben on Oaks Day.
Fans are treated to a nine-race card at Doomben across the afternoon and with no chance of rain until Sunday morning the current Good (4) track rating looks set to stay.
Doomben Track Report – Saturday June 1, 2019
- Rail: +4.5m Entire
- Penetrometer: 5.14
- Weather: Fine
- Track Type: Turf
- Irrigation: 1.5mm last 24hrs; 11.5mm last 7 days
- Rainfall: Nil
- Track Rating: Good (4)
Racing in Brisbane kicks off later this morning at 11:10am (AEST) and continues through until the card-closer at 4:15pm (AEST) where trainer Chris Waller is left with three runners in the Group 2 $400,000 2019 P.J. O’Shea Stakes (2200m) after the scratching of #3 Libran.
The day’s opening Group status race is the Group 2 $200,000 2019 Moreton Cup (1200m) – Race 4 – where the field is down to just eight runners following the withdrawal of both #2 Astoria who had the outside alley and the 52kg lightweight #10 She’s A Thief.
The big race all the punters are awaiting though is Doomben Race 8 – the Group 1 $500,000 2019 Queensland Oaks (2200m) where the first emergency #17e On The White Turf (16) gets a run from a wide barrier following the scratching of the Brian Smith-trained #7 Belle Roc.
Check out the latest Queensland Oaks Day scratchings below before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au for the hottest winter racing odds online.
Doomben Race Scratchings – Saturday June 1, 2019
Total Scratchings: 26
Race 1 (11:10am) – Listed $125,000 Mitavite The Phoenix (1630m)
No current scratchings
Race 2 (11:45am) – Listed $125,000 Authentic Security Oxlade Stakes (1200m)
#9 Underwood (10)
Race 3 (12:20pm) – $75,000 TAB Class 6 Plate (1200m)
#2 Natch (2)
#3 Tonsor (12)
#10 Fragonard (5)
#12 Crafty Cop (15)
#13 Echo Effect (19)
#15 Dream Kisses (14)
#17e Smartypy (7)
Race 4 (12:55pm) – Group 2 $200,000 Sky Racing Moreton Cup (1200m)
#2 Astoria (10)
#10 She’s A Thief (8)
Race 5 (1:35pm) – Listed $125,000 IPG Marketing Solutions Lightning Handicap (1050m)
#1 Kaepernick (11)
#6 Tarzan (8)
#13 Brook Magic (14)
#14 Meet Mr Taylor (15)
Race 6 (2:15pm) – Listed $125,000 Innovative Hire Spear Chief Handicap (1350m)
#13 Echo Effect (5)
Race 7 (2:55pm) – Listed $125,000 Mittys Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m)
#7 In Good Time (16)
#8 Pretty In Pink (19)
#10 Fragonard (15)
#11 Prue’s Angel (17)
#12 Splitter (18)
Race 8 (3:35pm) – Group 1 $500,000 Treasury Brisbane Queensland Oaks (2200m)
#7 Belle Roc (4)
#18e Itz Lily (19)
#19e Grand Bouquet (12)
#20e Mrs Madrid (5)
#21e Re Edit (14)
Race 9 (4:14pm) – Group 2 $400,000 Bundaberg Rum P.J. O’Shea Stakes (2200m)
#3 Libran (10)
