Mt Barker Opening Meeting Review

Opening day at Mt Barker Turf Club was held last Sunday with a good crowd in attendance and good racing on the track.  Eight year old Jolanta Star returned in great style with an impressive first up win.

Trainer Steve Wolfe trained a double with promising filly Tee Pee Cat winning at her second start and Stone Boy winning over stablemate Nigels Gold by a nose. The stable missed out with well fancied runners Miss Legacy, Cargo Cruiser and January Boys who finished out of the placings.

                                           Stone Boy grabs Nigels Gold right on the line

Consistent Book Club gave apprentice Alex Hearn the first leg of a double, and he also booted home Calamine at long prices. Gerry Hughes trained Spinning Kitty made a winning debut with a good win over Nazotic who also caught the eye.

                                            Spinning Kitty wins over Nazotic and Nova Park

The final race of the day gave trainer Paul Hunter his first winner for the season when favourite Traxa raced away to win easily.

                                            Tee Pee Cat flashes home to beat Glowing Vain

Albany Racing opening meeting Sunday November 4th

The Great Southern racing season commences this Sunday at Albany with a six event card the first to get away at 2pm.   Though not big fields, some interesting races, and finding winners may not be easy.

The ARC, have an innovated competition throughout the season, Pick The Card, which will continue to Jackpot if not selected until the last meeting.  For more details see here, and also you can lodge selections online http://www.albanyracingclub.com/pick%20a%20card.htm

Racing will be covered on Sky Racing, for more details on coverage see here http://schedule.skychannel.com.au/meeting.php?liveeventid=41392281

Weather in the Great Southern this week, has seen a small amount of rain, which should not greatly affect the track, which looked in good order at a recent trial day. Forecast for Sunday is 19° C with possible thunderstorms and 90% chance of rain, so bring a jumper I'm thinking. http://www.eldersweather.com.au/wa/southern-coastal/albany

Early selections for Sunday

R1:  I'm Outta Here
R2:  Miss Legacy (Best Bet)
R3:  Nova Park
R4:  Knight Runner
R5:  Cargo Cruiser
R6:  Murphy M'Boy
Best Roughie:  R4: Smile Hi Club
Jockey to Follow: Jarrod Noske