TRACK CHAT with Darren Davis
MORPHETTVILLE trainer Paula Trenwith will be hoping to make it back-to-back wins in the Sunraysia Daily Mallee Cup with Kayseri at the bet365 Mildura Racing Club’s Melbourne Cup Day races at Sandilong Park on Tuesday.
Kayseri has been a top money earner for Trenwith as he has achieved five wins and 12 placings since transferring from the leading SA stable of Richard and Chantelle Jolly back in February 2022.
Kayseri has only had one start at the Mildura track which resulted in a narrow victory over the local galloper Branders Rule in last year’s Mallee Cup on November 7. He recorded a fast-finishing victory out wide on the track with jockey Randy Tan.
The eight-year-old has been lightly raced since the Mallee Cup success, but has recorded wins at Kangaroo Island and Broken Hill earlier this year.
Kayseri resumed from a spell in fine style at Strathalbyn on October 23, racing at the tail of the field until the 400m mark before showing his customary speed in the home straight for an eye-catching third place.
He will have derived a lot of benefit from the outing and with added fitness he will be prominent as he aims to continue his unbeaten status at Mildura and make it back-to-back Mallee Cup victories.
The club has framed a six-race program with the first race to start at 12.55pm.
*An eight-page Melbourne Cup Day guide, including fields and form, will be published in Monday’s Sunraysia Daily.
CUP DAY ACTIVITIES
THERE will be a host of activities on offer to entertain Cup Day patrons at the Mildura meeting on Tuesday including $5000 in prizes to be won with the Fashions on the Field events.
The categories are Lady of the Day, Most Fashionable Lady, Millinery Award, Most Fashionable Male, Most Fashionable Teen and the Most Fashionable Youth.
Register in the race day office from 10.30am and it will remain open up until the start of the competition at approximately 12.30pm.
The children will be entertained throughout the day with Arnie’s Laser Force, pony rides, jumping castle, face painting and the Enviro Edu reptile display.
There will be live entertainment during the meeting and all of the Melbourne races at Flemington, including the highlight on the program the Melbourne Cup, will be shown live on the big screen.
There are limited packages still available for patrons, which can be viewed and booked via the country.racing.com/mildura website.
The Dunne Pavilion will be open to the public and there will be food vans and ice-cold refreshments on-course.
General admission is $20 for adults and can be purchased on the club’s website or at the on-course admission gate, which opens at 10.30am.
COURTESY BUSES
COURTESY buses will be operating to and from the course at the start and the finish of the day at no cost and bookings are not required.
Buses will run from Mildura Central along normal stops on Deakin Avenue until Jackie’s Corner then out to the racecourse. Departure times are 10.40am, 11.20am, and 12.30pm. Returning buses are from 5pm, 5.20pm, 5.40pm, 6pm and 6.20pm.
There will also be a bus running from Gol Gol Hotel at 10.50am, via Buronga Post Office 11am, Gateway Tavern 11.15am, Irymple IGA bus stop (Irymple Hotel) 11.30am and then on to the racecourse. This return service will depart the racecourse at 5.40pm.