Wyong racing back on track

Kristen Buchanan’s Shoutaboutit following his Hawkesbury win

Racing is set to resume at Wyong on Thursday, October 31, with the club hosting the annual Go Electrical Race Day.

The track is in great condition following a six-week hiatus from racing during which major drainage and irrigation work around the track was completed.

The work was fully funded by Racing NSW, with Chief Executive Greg Purcell expressing the club’s gratitude for its support of new irrigation, chute drainage, barrier cover and relocation of the machinery shed.

There is a busy racing period ahead with the Magic Millions on Wednesday, December 11, showcasing top class two-year-olds and the inaugural stand-alone Saturday meeting on January 11, with the highlight being the $500,000 The Lakes to be run over 1,600m.

Local trainers are keen to return to home track racing on October 31, with a number of Wyong runners across the eight races hoping to build on their winning tallies for the 2024/25 season.

Leading trainer Kim Waugh has had a good start to the first three months of the new season, with nine winners to date.

Her most recent winner, Mogul Monarch at Hawkesbury on October 10, backed up in the Midway at Randwick on Saturday, October 26, finishing a credible fourth, less than a length behind the winner.

She saddles River Pat in the 1,200m F&M Class 1.

A win by Rennata at Scone on Friday, October 25, gave Kristen Buchanan her sixth victory for the current season.

Buchanan has a strong hand at Wyong with three runners including last start winner Shoutaboutit, raced by an all-women syndicate.

Damien Lane, who sits one behind Buchanan with five wins, has Jackyy Dee and Propel Motion on the Wyong program.

It’s been a super start to the season for one of the smaller stables with Allan Kehoe, who has bagged five winners to date, chasing last season’s tally of nine.

The stable’s most recent win was with consistent mare One Kind who brought up her fifth career victory at Newcastle on October 19.

Sara Ryan on four heads the remainder of the trainers, with Tracey Bartley, who has four runners on October 31, Mark Howard and Rodney Bailey on two, while Nikki Hodgson, Wayne Seelin, John Cooper, Daniel Robinson and Denim Wynen all have a winner to their name for 2024/25.