VRC Oaks field and barrier draw
Tropical Squall has drawn barrier 3 for Thursday’s feature race at Flemington, the VRC Kennedy Oaks. Photo: Scott Barbour/Getty Images.
The two Sydneysiders that head betting in the $1 million Group 1 VRC Kennedy Oaks (2500m) on Thursday have drawn to get every chance.
A field of 14 runners was declared on Monday for the fillies' staying feature of the spring.
The James Cummings-trained Zardozi, runner-up in the Wakeful Stakes last Saturday, heads up TAB.com.au's fixed odds market on the race at $3 after drawing barrier 6 while Flight Stakes winner Tropical Squall will jump from barrier 3 and she is priced at $3.80.
The $8.50 third pick in betting, the Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained Basilinna also drew an inside gate and will jump from barrier 2 while Wakeful Stakes winner Amazonian Lass was dealt barrier 13 and is a $9.50 chance.
The VRC Kennedy Oaks is Race 8 on Thursday's program and start time is 5.10pm.
No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – TROPICAL SQUALL – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Adam Hyeronimus – 3 – 56kg
2 – ZARDOZI – James Cummings – James McDonald – 6 – 56kg
3 – AMAZONIAN LASS – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Tim Clark – 13 – 56kg
4 – SERVED COLD – Danny O‘Brien – Blake Shinn – 11 – 56kg
5 – HARLOW MIST – John Sargent – Michael Dee – 9 – 56kg
6 – COCO SUN – Tony & Calvin McEvoy – Damian Lane – 7 – 56kg
7 – BASILINNA – Emma-Lee & David Browne – Damien Oliver – 2 – 56kg
8 – AETHELFLAED – Matthew Smith – Mark Zahra – 12 – 56kg
9 – WINGS OF SONG – Patrick Payne – Billy Egan – 14 – 56kg
10 – ETHEL MAUDE – Pat Carey & Harris Walker – Rhys McLeod – 10 – 56kg
11 – PEAKY RIDGE – Peter Chow – Declan Bates – 8 – 56kg
12 – VIESTE – Benjamin Smith – Dean Yendall – 5 – 56kg
13 – ANOTHER YOU – Dan O‘Sullivan – Jamie Kah – 1 – 56kg
14 – EVERLASTING KISS – Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young – Ben Melham – 4 – 56kg
That's a promising win by AMAZONIAN LASS in the Group 2 TAB Wakeful Stakes.
We will find out on Thursday if she can become the 39th filly to do the Wakeful-Oaks double, with Willowy the most recent in 2021 #DerbyDay
— Victoria Racing Club (@FlemingtonVRC) November 4, 2023
Autumn Angel flies home to win the Ethereal!
What a ride from Billy Egan. ????@moodyracingpgm@TheBeeegan@kscolemanpic.twitter.com/9k2HwTvKd5
— 7HorseRacing ???? (@7horseracing) October 21, 2023
The Flemington track was rated a good (4) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the five-metre position on Thursday.
Thursday's nine-race program commences at 12.40pm with the final event to be run at 5.50pm.
The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Melbourne is.
Monday – Partly cloudy. 28.
Tuesday – Partly cloudy (80% chance of 0-4mm of rain). 29.
Wednesday – Partly cloudy (95% chance of 2-15mm of rain). 27.
Thursday – Partly cloudy. 22.
