Two-Year-Olds Kick off Next Month
- Monday, 30 November -0001 00:00
The Sydney Turf Club will hold the first trials for the new season youngsters on Friday, September 6.
Heats at the Canterbury Park Racecourse will be run over approximately 850 metres and be limited to no more than 10 runners per heat.
Randwick will then host trials ten days later on Monday, September 16 over (approx) 900 metres.
Cranbourne will hold the first official two-year-old trials for Victoria on Friday, September 6. Fillies as well as colts and geldings will have the opportunity to trial over 800 metres. Wangaratta will hold 2YO trials three days later.
In South Australia as usual the straight track of Victoria Park will host the first jump outs for the babies. The trials over 800 metres will be held on Monday, September 9. The seond round of Adelaide 2YO trials will also be held at Victoria Park on September 30.
Brisbane's trials for the two-year-olds don't kick off until Friday September 13. The trials conducted by the Brisbane Turf Club will be over 475 metres.
Adelaide's first two-year-old race, the $22,000 Spring Plate over 900 metres will be run at Victoria Park on Saturday 21 September. Last year the race was won by the subsequent Sydney winner Yes She Can Cancan.
The first juvenile race in Melbourne, the listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes over 900 metres, is run at Flemington on Monday, October 7.