What time is the first race at Cairns on Friday 28 August 2026?

Race 1 is scheduled for 1:12pm (local race time).

How many races are at Cairns on Friday 28 August 2026?

8 races are scheduled at Cairns.

▸ Racing · Friday 28 August 2026

Cairns

▸ TL;DR

Cairns races Friday 28 August 2026: 8 races, from 1:12pm to 5:23pm. Rail: True Entire Course.. Track: Soft(5).

Track: Soft(5)Rail: True Entire Course.

R1The Reef Hotel Casino Mdn Plate1:12pm · 950m · Maiden

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Nicco Nota Fighter	1	W D'Avila	Matthew McGuire	58
2	Swift Havoc	8	I Fry	Gavin Kinlyside	58
3	Betta Win	6	Ms Lacey Morrison	A R Bailey	56
4	Booming Belief	9	S Cormack	F J Wieland	56
5	Canya Zipit	10	Anthony Allen	Zac McFarlane	56
6	Formal Affair	7	B Kennedy	T Button	56
7	Foxy Cheval	3	Krysten Swaffer	Trevor & Peter Rowe	56
8	Ostuni	5	Samantha Pointon	A G Malliff	56
9	Watego's Bay	4	N Thomas	Troy Clive	56
10	Whispers Of Ziaan	2	Lauren Guernier	Neil Wieland	56

R2Traffic Services Hcp (C1)1:46pm · 950m · Class 1

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Winchester	5	Aidan Holt	Trevor & Peter Rowe	61.5
2	Unifies	7	M R Du Plessis	Joshua Manzelmann	60
3	Babushka Miss	3	R Wiggins	S Massingham	58.5
4	A Little Xtra	2	Rachel Shred	Allan Holmes	57
5	Sensei Girl	8	Amy Graham	Gavin Kinlyside	55.5
6	Emsies Girl	1	T Chambers	Graham R Hughes	54
7	Middle Child	6	W D'Avila	S J Royes	54
8	Silverturn	9	I Fry	Nicole Homann	54
9	Princess Shanghai	4	N Thomas	Scott Cooper	54
10	Grey Power	10	Krysten Swaffer	Trevor & Peter Rowe	54

R3William Cannon Memorial (Bm70)2:21pm · 950m · Benchmark 70

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Admitted	1	Samantha Pointon	Matthew McGuire	63.5
2	Hartshorn	2	Aidan Holt	S J Royes	61.5
3	New Hampshire	6	S Cormack	Neil Wieland	60.5
4	Sowilo Siren	4	L Morrison	Sharlee Hoffman	60
5	Dragon's Snip	7	Ashley Butler	Mark Cochrane	59
6	Lowlands	8	R Wiggins	S Massingham	56.5
7	Machine Head	3	Krysten Swaffer	Trevor & Peter Rowe	56.5
8	Materialist	5	I Fry	A G Malliff	56

R4Channel 7 Mdn Plate2:56pm · 1450m · Maiden

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Al's A Machine	12	Fiona Sandkuhl	Joshua Manzelmann	58.5
2	All Banged Up	2	B Lerena	L J Gough	58.5
3	Bush Etiquette	3	B Kennedy	Maria Potiris	58.5
4	Okay Zoomer	9	I Fry	Graham R Hughes	58.5
5	Overland	8	R Wiggins	S Massingham	58.5
6	Power Cruise	7	L Morrison	Troy Clive	58.5
7	Roth Authority	6	S Cormack	A G Malliff	58.5
8	Shefflin	13	M R Du Plessis	Joshua Manzelmann	58.5
9	Taste The Steel	1	M Abe	Trevor & Peter Rowe	58.5
10	Trusting Star	14	Rachel Shred	Rachel Shred	58.5
11	Bestov	5	Adam Sewell	Lachie Manzelmann	56.5
12	Lady Barbarossa	4	Krysten Swaffer	Trevor & Peter Rowe	56.5
13	Prague Pride	10	Ashley Butler	Rhein Sewell	56.5
14	Volare	11	N Thomas	Troy Clive	56.5

R5Ellis Beach Bar Hcp (C3)3:31pm · 1450m · Class 3

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Khabalov	2	Mitch Goring	O Chillemi	62.5
2	Carpaccio	1	P Hammersley	Terry McGovern	62
3	Indefinite	3	Ms Lacey Morrison	Bodine Bailey	61
4	Fistsoffury	9	Fiona Sandkuhl	Ms J Hassett	59.5
5	Blackthorn	6	S Cormack	F J Wieland	57.5
6	Better Breakout	5	B Kennedy	Ms J Hassett	56.5
7	Muskito	7	R Wiggins	S Massingham	56.5
8	Cluedo	11	M Abe	Trevor & Peter Rowe	56
9	Goodnight RomeoSCR	8		Taylor Connor	56
10	Fools PlaySCR	10		S J Royes	55
11	Lucky Jim	4	W D'Avila	M A Dale	54

R6Astute General Insurance & Astute Finance Barron River (Bm60)4:06pm · 1400m · Benchmark 60

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Fistsoffury	4	Fiona Sandkuhl	Ms J Hassett	61.5
2	The Impeckable	1	Ms Lacey Morrison	Bodine Bailey	59.5
3	Better Breakout	3	B Kennedy	Ms J Hassett	58.5
4	Talons	2	R Wiggins	Graham R Hughes	58.5
5	Skogafoss	6	N Thomas	Dean Piccolo	57.5
6	Fools Play	9	I Fry	S J Royes	57
7	Premium Star	5	Samantha Pointon	A G Malliff	57
8	Miss Shu	7	Krysten Swaffer	Trevor & Peter Rowe	56.5
9	Read 'em And Weep	8	T Chambers	Graham R Hughes	55.5
10	Dragon Song	10	Anthony Allen	Mark Atkinson	54.5

R7Ladbrokes Cairns Newmarket4:46pm · 1400m · Open

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Speed Legend	7	R Wiggins	S Massingham	60
2	Demon Award	5	B Lerena	Leslie Gordy	59.5
3	Contemporary	12	L Morrison	Lachie Manzelmann	56.5
4	Northern Pride	6	B Kennedy	T Button	56.5
5	Tambo's Justice	4	Ashley Butler	Georgie Holt	55.5
6	Obligated	14	Anthony Allen	Georgie Holt	54.5
7	Red Hot Lizzie	16	Adam Sewell	Lachie Manzelmann	54.5
8	Free Carry	3	N Thomas	William Kenning	54
9	Real Key	18		Mark Cochrane	54
10	Spirit Meister	8	M Abe	R J Miller	54
11	Valenki	2	S Cormack	O Chillemi	54
12	Acrophobic	19	Fiona Sandkuhl	Joshua Manzelmann	52
13	Odegaard	1	M R Du Plessis	Joshua Manzelmann	52
14	Upstart Legend	11	Ms Rachel Shred	Lachie Manzelmann	52
15	The Extreme Cat	10		Lachie Manzelmann	52
16	Our Missile	15	R Dolan	Lachie Manzelmann	52
17	Raetihi	13		Lachie Manzelmann	52
18	El Pensador	17	Krysten Swaffer	Trevor & Peter Rowe	52
19	Carpaccio	9		Terry McGovern	52

R8Pink Ribbon Race Day 11th October (Bm55)5:23pm · 1250m · Benchmark 55

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Lazenby	5	R Wiggins	S Massingham	62.5
2	Tipped Off	6	Ms Amy Graham	A R Bailey	60
3	Lucky Duck	12	B Kennedy	Matthew McGuire	59.5
4	Secret Cypher	11	I Fry	Allan Holmes	59.5
5	Tsunami	7	R Dolan	O Chillemi	59.5
6	She's A Beauty	1	Ashley Butler	S J Royes	59
7	Tariff	9	M R Du Plessis	Trevor & Peter Rowe	58.5
8	Fancy Garter	2	L Morrison	A R Bailey	58
9	Nordic Invader	14	S Cormack	S Massingham	58
10	Shown The Door	13	N Thomas	Scott Cooper	58
11	Accept Power	3	M Abe	Trevor & Peter Rowe	55.5
12	Flourish	4	Samantha Pointon	A G Malliff	55.5
13	Charm Teller	8	W D'Avila	F J Wieland	54.5
14	Sharman Pete	10		Trevor & Peter Rowe	55.5

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