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P J Fernie doesn’t need to travel to make an impact at Kalgoorlie today. The local trainer has saddled up ten runners across the four-race card, including three in the last race alone, and his stable’s record at this track (39 wins and 76 minor placings from 225 runners for a 17.3 per cent strike rate) is the kind of number that turns a quiet Sunday meeting into a genuine puzzle for punters. Add in a leading rider who does most of his best work in Fernie’s colours and you’ve got a card where the local form lines matter more than usual. These Kalgoorlie racing tips work through all four races, with a best bet, a value angle and the danger in each one, plus the trainer and jockey stats worth knowing before you bet. Four races, all on the turf, all at 3yo and up level from a maiden opener through to a pair of Class 2 handicaps.
Kalgoorlie racing tips: reading today’s card
The card runs from a 1203m maiden through to a 1531m Class 2, all on turf, with fields ranging from ten to fourteen. There’s no dominant speed horse advertised across any of the four races, which usually means the map gets decided by whoever commits to the lead rather than whoever’s fastest on paper. 
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Course form is worth leaning on here because there’s genuinely enough of it. Thirty-three runners across today’s fields carry three or more starts at Kalgoorlie, so the numbers below aren’t guesswork.
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alotta Fighting | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | 100% |
| Sainty Cullity | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | 60% |
| Couldabeenahandbag | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 50% |
| Acoustic Bubbles | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12.5% | 50% |
| Just Sublime | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11.1% | 44.4% |
| Lanta | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11.1% | 44.4% |
Two horses stand out in that table for opposite reasons. Alotta Fighting has started six times at this track and finished in the placings all six times without winning once, which is either the most honest horse on the card or the most frustrating, depending on your staking style. Sainty Cullity’s numbers are shorter but sharper, three placings and a win from five course visits, and the formline backs it up (more on that below).
The jockey and trainer tables tell a clearer story. Sixteen riders have five or more mounts at the track and thirteen trainers clear the same bar for runners, so both are worth a look.
| Jockey | Rides | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Faithfull | 91 | 20 | 43 | 22% | 47.3% |
| Natika Riordan | 59 | 11 | 25 | 18.6% | 42.4% |
| Lucy Fiore | 53 | 15 | 22 | 28.3% | 41.5% |
| Laqdar Ramoly | 44 | 7 | 16 | 15.9% | 36.4% |
| Trainer | Runners | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Drury | 55 | 7 | 23 | 12.7% | 41.8% |
| P J Fernie | 225 | 39 | 76 | 17.3% | 33.8% |
| David A Smith | 48 | 4 | 14 | 8.3% | 29.2% |
| P D Tapper | 127 | 3 | 26 | 2.4% | 20.5% |
Lucy Fiore’s win rate tops the jockey premiership by a distance, and she rides for Fernie four times today. Put those two together specifically and the sample gets even better: 46 rides for the stable at Kalgoorlie have produced 15 winners and 21 further placings, a 32.6 per cent strike rate that’s rare air for any combination anywhere. That’s not a two-meeting hot streak, it’s close to a season’s worth of evidence, and it’s the closest thing to a repeatable edge on this card.
Race 1: Boulder Parts & Towing Mdn — 12:55pm, 1203m
Nobody in this maiden looks like they’ll bolt to the front and stay there, so this shapes as a true-run affair where the horse that can sustain a run from the 400m gets first crack. That favours whoever’s ridden with restraint rather than whoever draws best.
Peanut Butter fits that description. Two placings from his past six runs isn’t a blazing formline, but Natasha Faithfull takes over today, the leading rider at this track by both win rate and consistency, and that upgrade matters in a moderate field like this. Trainer Fernie has two runners in this race, with Vivalda his other. The stable clearly rates its chances here even if the top-weight (127.8kg, the highest in the field) is a fair impost for a horse still hunting a maiden win. Vivalda gets Lucy Fiore, the card’s sharpest rider, and has placed once from two runs at the track, a small sample but not a bad one given the combination on top. If the Fernie pair fight out the finish between them, Faithfull’s rate at the venue gives Peanut Butter the read.
Shimari is the each-way risk. A recent minor placing suggests the improvement is coming, but three course runs and one placing here isn’t enough to build a case around. Win bet on Peanut Butter, with Vivalda the each-way saver if you want the stable double covered.
Race 2: Willweld Mdn — 1:36pm, 1531m
Does Lord Momo’s lack of a win matter as much as the market will make it? His last six starts have produced four minor finishes and no worse, which is the profile of a horse that keeps finding one or two better rather than one that can’t finish the job. Add Lucy Fiore back on top for Fernie and there’s a case that this is the visit where it clicks.
Batista is the more experienced local, six runs at Kalgoorlie for a win and a placing, and gets Natasha Faithfull, the meeting’s benchmark jockey. His last five runs haven’t produced a placing though, which tempers the enthusiasm even with the rider upgrade. Prince Of Bondi has been racing consistently without threatening to win, just one placing from his past four starts, more forgiving than dangerous.
This looks like a match race between the two Fernie runners with the placegetters making up the numbers. Lord Momo each-way, with Batista as the roughie if the pace sets up for closers.
Race 3: Mick Pavlinovich Memorial Hcp (C2) — 2:10pm, 1312m
Slippery Fish grinds away quietly, seven runs at Kalgoorlie for a win and two placings, competitive rather than spectacular. Couldabeenahandbag does the opposite, ten course runs and five placings without ever crossing the line first, an extreme version of the money-back profile that shows up elsewhere on this card. Whichever type wins today says something about how this race is run.
The formline favours Slippery Fish. He’s back with Lucy Fiore, comfortably the standout rider at the track, and the stable that’s fielded a runner in every race so far. His last three runs have produced just the one placing, which is worth flagging rather than glossing over, but a proven course winner under the meeting’s best hoop is hard to leave out.
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Couldabeenahandbag’s each-way case at the course is genuine, half her Kalgoorlie starts have ended in the placings, but Madi Derrick hasn’t managed a win from 53 rides at this track and that’s too significant to ignore when picking a jockey to get one home. Buon Amici, for the in-form Brett Drury stable, has the bigger course sample (ten runs, a win and three placings) but a quieter last five starts than either of the above. Slippery Fish to win, Couldabeenahandbag as the each-way alternative if you’re playing the place market, and treat Buon Amici as the roughie for the exotics.
Race 4: Taps Industries Hcp (C2) — 2:45pm, 1531m
Fernie sends three runners into the last, and it’s not padding the numbers. Sainty Cullity has been building nicely, three placings and a win from her past four starts, an average finishing position inside the top three, and now steps out at a track where she’s already placed three times and won once from five visits. That’s the strongest formline-meets-course-record combination on the whole card, and Holly Nottle stays in the saddle.
Just Sublime is the stablemate with the deeper course résumé, nine runs for a win and four placings, ridden by Lucy Fiore, but her recent form has been steadier than spectacular, one placing from her last three. Favourite Songs completes the Fernie hand but hasn’t placed at the track and the recent figures are modest, more makeweight than genuine threat. Elsewhere, Alotta Fighting is the frustration case again: six starts at this track, six minor finishes, and the same story in her last six runs anywhere, still without a win to show for it. She won’t beat you far but she may not beat you either; treat her as a place-market or exotics horse rather than a win bet. Lanta, for David A Smith and ridden by the consistent Natika Riordan, rounds out the each-way calculations, four minor placings across nine runs at the track.
Back Sainty Cullity to win. She’s the sharpest formline on the card walking into a track where she’s already proven she handles the surface, and the rider stays the same. Just Sublime the each-way alternative if you want the stable covered twice, and Alotta Fighting purely for the placepot.
Where the money goes
Sainty Cullity is the play of the day. She’s arrived at the track in the best form of anyone across the four races and already has a winning line here, which is the combination that matters most when the money’s actually down. Lord Momo is our value angle. He’s hit the frame four times in his past six starts without saluting, and that missing win is exactly what will keep his price workable, with the stable-and-jockey upgrade for this run looking a step forward rather than sideways. Slippery Fish is the banker if you’re building a multi, a proven course winner with the meeting’s best rider on top and a trainer who’s fielded a runner in every single race. Alotta Fighting is the each-way standout, six from six in the placings at this track and the same again in her recent form figures. And the course angle for the whole card: Lucy Fiore and P J Fernie together, 32.6 per cent winners from 46 rides at this track, a repeatable edge rather than a coincidence. That’s the shape of our Kalgoorlie racing tips for today: back the sharpest formline, use the proven course form as a tiebreaker, and treat the rest as backup. If the Fiore-Fernie partnership keeps producing at this rate, it’s worth building into every Kalgoorlie card, not just this one.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Kalgoorlie today?
The first race, the Boulder Parts & Towing Mdn over 1203m, jumps at 12:55pm, with four races running through to 2:45pm.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Kalgoorlie today?
P J Fernie leads the trainers by volume and runs, with 225 runners at the track for a 17.3 per cent win rate and ten runners on today’s card alone. Natasha Faithfull tops the jockey stats, 20 wins from 91 rides for a 47.3 per cent placing rate, while Lucy Fiore’s 28.3 per cent win rate is the best of anyone with more than fifty rides at the track.
What are the best bets at Kalgoorlie today?
Sainty Cullity in race four is the standout, backed by a recent formline of three placings and a win from four starts plus a winning course record. Slippery Fish in race three is the safer multi leg given his course win and the Fiore-Fernie combination on top.
Where can I find the best odds for Kalgoorlie races today?
Prices weren’t live with any bookmaker when this was written, so shop around closer to the jump rather than locking in early markets, particularly in the bigger fields like race four.
