Saturday Track Reports September 17
- Track reports, rail position and weather forecasts
Track Conditions for Saturday September 17
Looking for the track report for Saturday’s racing? We bring you the latest Australian and New Zealand track reports, rail positions and weather forecasts for the feature meetings across the country this weekend.
Saturday racing this week comes from Caulfield, Randwick, Gold Coast, Morphettville, Newcastle and Belmont plus Riccarton and New Plymouth in New Zealand.
Current Track Ratings ⛅
* As at 6:45am (AEST), on Saturday September 17
CAULFIELD
Weather: Afternoon Showers (15 degs)
Track: Soft 6
Rail: Out 6m Entire Track
RANDWICK
Weather: Partly Cloudy (23 degs)
Track: Soft 7
Rail: True
MORPHETTVILLE
Weather: Showers (4-8mm), Windy (16 degs)
Track: Soft 6 (Possible Downgrade)
Rail: Out 6m Entire Track
GOLD COAST
Weather: Partly Cloudy, Morning showers clearing (27 degs)
Track: Soft 7 (Possible Downgrade)
Rail: True
NEWCASTLE
Weather: Mostly Fine (24 degs)
Track: Soft 5
Rail: Out 3m (1400m-400m), True Remainder
BELMONT
Weather: 70% Chance of showers (20 degs)
Track: Soft 5
Rail: Out 6m (1600m-400m), Out 3m Remainder
RICCARTON (NZ)
Weather: Partly Cloudy (14 degs)
Track: Soft 6
Rail: Out 9m Entire Track
NEW PLYMOUTH (NZ)
Weather: Overcast (15 degs)
Track: Heavy 8
Rail: Out 7m Entire Track
All information is true and correct as of 6:45am (AEST), on Saturday September 17
Australian Track Rating System
The horse racing track system rating in Australia is a country-wide assessment scale of 1-10, varying from fast to heavy.
Below is a guide to what each rating means the ground conditions are like.
TRACK RATING | DESCRIPTION |
Fast 1 | Dry hard track |
Fast 2 | Firm track |
Good 3 | Track with good grass coverage and cushion |
Good 4 | Track with some give in it |
Soft 5 | Track with a reasonable amount of give in it |
Soft 6 | Moist but not badly affected track |
Soft 7 | More rain-affected track that will chop out |
Heavy 8 | Rain affected track that horses will get into |
Heavy 9 | Wet track getting into a squelchy area |
Heavy 10 | Heaviest category track, very wet, towards saturation |