The Sunshine Coast Turf Club is host to the latest Queensland Winter Racing Carnival feature meet today with Caloundra Cup Day 2019, scratchings and the latest track report for which are detailed below.

Mazaz is one of three horses scratched from the 2019 Caloundra Cup field at the Sunshine Coast today. Photo: Steve Hart.
Sunshine Coast Track Report – 29/06/2019
- Rail: True Entire Course
- Penetrometer: 6.98
- Weather: Showers
- Track Type: Turf
- Track Rating: Heavy (10)
- Irrigation: Nil
- Rainfall: 6mm last 24hrs; 134mm last 7 days
The Sunshine Coast track rating is currently a Heavy (10) making the Cup Day meet one for the proven wet-trackers and mudlarks. There is also a chance of scattered showers across the afternoon so there looks little chance of an upgrade.
The wet Caloundra track has also forced 39 official pre-race scratchings including the Rex Lipp-trained Takotsubo out of the Group 3 $140,000 Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m).
The updated Sunshine Coast Guineas 2019 field features 15 runners with David Vandyke’s local filly, back in grade from her unplaced Group 1 Tiara run last weekend, the clear $3.20 favourite through Ladbrokes.com.au.
The day’s marquee race is of course Race 7 at 4:33pm (AEST) with three scratchings from the Listed $175,000 Kendrick Racing Caloundra Cup (2400m).
There are 12 remaining Caloundra Cup horses after the withdrawal of Mazaz (2), Ruby Guru (9) and Heart Of Toorak (8) and the bookies are tipping Big Duke ($2.50) to break his winning drought.
The third Black-Type feature on the program and the penultimate event of the day is then the Listed $175,000 Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) where 17 runners will take to the track including Kris Lees’ emergency Intrinsic.
Check out the full Sunshine Coast race card, jump times and scratchings below before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au for the top Caloundra Cup Day odds online
Sunshine Coast Scratchings – 29/06/2019
Total Scratchings: 39
Race 1 (12:48pm) – $75,000 Bruce McLachlan Classic QTIS 2YO Hcp (1000m)
#1 Betaima (7)
#8 Le Palmier (9)
#9 Sugar Boom (8)
#13 Platinum Euros (4)
Race 2 (1:23pm) – $75,000 XXXX Gold Open Handicap (1000m)
#5 Hard Stride (5)
#7 Crafty Cop (3)
Race 3 (1:58pm) – $75,000 The Wharf Mooloolaba BenchMark 85 Handicap (1600m)
#1 Brilliant Jet (14)
#7 Araaja (12)
#8 Hectopascal (5)
Race 4 (2:37pm) – $75,000 BOQ Maroochydore BenchMark 75 Handicap (1400m)
#1 Hingus Rose (19)
#11 Intrinsic (7)
#15 Precipitate (11)
#17e Tabrobane (14)
Race 5 (3:17pm) – #125,000 Yalumba Wines Winter Provincial Sprinters Series Final (1200m)
#12 Seductive Dream (12)
#13 Precipitate (15)
#14 Real Ego (5)
Race 6 (3:57pm) – Group 3 $140,000 TAB Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m)
#13 Takotsubo (4)
Race 7 (4:33pm) – Listed $175,000 Kendrick Racing Caloundra Cup (2400m)
#8 Mazaz (2)
#9 Ruby Guru (9)
#15 Heart Of Toorak (8)
Race 8 (5:10pm) – Listed $175,000 Oaks Hotels, Resorts & Suites Glasshouse Handicap (1400m)
#7 Organza (13)
#12 Shogun Sun (4)
#19e Foxy Housewife (5)
#20e So Far Sokool (18)
#22e Mewstone Rock (19)
Race 9 (5:50pm) – $75,000 Access Insulation Sunshine Coast QTIS 3YOs Hcp (1200m)
#1 Cyber Attack (20)
#4 Granny Red Shoes (3)
#5 Jami Lady (14)
#8 Yamazaki (22)
#9 The Tax Accountant (12)
#10 Desert Digby (13)
#12 Vernazza (8)
#14 Supersonic Boom (1)
#18e Red Stina (24)
#19e Midnight Matinee (11)
#20e Spot On Spud (18)
#21e Say I Cee You (21)
#22e Villeneuve Lady (19)
#24e Coco Monsieur (5)
*All times quoted are local (AEST) and subject to change