Wondai’s Race Day Is Absorbing
Saturday’s line up at the South Burnett Race Club’s meeting at Wondai is full of interest.
Saturday’s line up at the South Burnett Race Club’s meeting at Wondai is full of interest.
All seven jockeys who competed in last Saturday’s Doomben Cup had Group One wins on their scorecard, but another key player with a role in the contest was making his elite level debut.
The “must do” tip for Burrandowan Picnic Races is that all patrons, particularly newcomers, should explore the Race Club’s highly comprehensive website before Saturday’s meeting.
The South Burnett Race Club’s prime program of the year, the Anzac Day Races on Saturday at Wondai, looks set to be a great day.
Fittingly, with the Monica Ryan-Kathleen Hoult Memorial contest on Saturday’s South Burnett Race Club card, the fairer sex outnumber the men by six to two in the jockey line-up.
The rescheduled Duff Memorial Day honours a pioneering Burnett racing dynasty at Wondai on Saturday.
UPDATE: The Wondai Race Meeting on May 31 has been abandoned due to the weather.
If the tremendous roll up at Wondai’s Anzac Day fixture is anything to go by, it will be the usual bumper day at Burrandowan on Saturday.
Fields for Friday’s traditionally popular South Burnett Race Club fixture will be close to full capacity with the limit being 10 runners per race.
The winner of Tuesday’s $15,000 Huston Motors Kumbia Cup (1400m) qualifies for the $200,000 Country Cups Challenge (1600m) at Doomben on November 30.
Chinchilla trainer Rodney Hay is in for a busy day at the pink-themed Caulfield Cup Day in Wondai on Saturday.
UPDATE: The Wondai Race Meeting on July 6 has been abandoned due to the weather.
Saturday’s annual renewal at Burrandowan is a ripper with several key events set down for decision.
Kinship was to the fore when Jain and her regular jockey Kelly Gates prevailed at home at Wondai on Anzac Day.
The South Burnett Race Club’s traditional Anzac Day fixture, with its Poppies and Pearls fashion theme, is brimful of interest.
Doomben will be the centre of attention for the State’s rural racing enthusiasts this weekend
In 2021, punters were happy with their lot when Destiny’s Own took out the Kumbia Cup.
The livery sported by the 2023 Wondai Cup heroine Vinasta is emblazoned with the logo of KO Racing, an ownership group put together by Kobie O’Brien.
Oakfield Comanche has spent his post-race time at Wondai chiefly in the winner’s slot.
There could be a double dash of black and white in the spotlight at Wondai on Saturday.