Group 1 winners lead the way in Hawkesbury stand-alone fields
Group 1 winners Belclare, Lady Laguna and Socks Nation headline quality and deep fields for the annual Hawkesbury stand-alone Saturday meeting.
Three Group 3 races, the Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m), Hawkesbury Crown (1300m) and the Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m) are the highlights on the card which also includes the listed Hawkesbury Rush (1100m) and the Clarendon 2YO Stakes (1400m).
A field of 16 plus an emergency has been declared for the $250,000 Hawkesbury Guineas, a three-year-olds set weight and penalties contest.
The field includes proven Stakes grade performers Pisces, Snitzanova, Gatsby's, Just Party, Zeitung, Fearless, Media World and Love Poem as well as a host of progressive gallopers.
Fourteen runners and 16 emergencies make up the field declared for the $250,000 Hawkesbury Crown (1300m) where the set weight and penalties conditions has resulted in Group 1 winners Belclare, Lady Laguna and Socks Nation declared to run with 60kg.
Big Dance qualification has resulted in a strong field of 16 to clash in the $250,000 Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m).
Group 1 weight-for-age performer My Oberon is the 60kg topweight while last year's third placegetter Welwal is in the race along with Mighty Ulysses, Osipenko, Regal Zeus and Mare Of Mt Buller.
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The Hawkesbury track was rated a heavy (9) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the true position on Saturday.
Saturday's 10-race program commences at 11.40am with the final event to be run at 5.10pm.
The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Western Sydney is.
Wednesday – Mostly cloudy. 20.
Thursday – Mostly cloudy (70% chance of 0-7mm of rain). 19.
Friday – Partly cloudy. 20.
Saturday – Partly cloudy. 22.
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