What time is the first race at Townsville on Sunday 18 October 2026?

Race 1 is scheduled for 12:55pm (local race time).

How many races are at Townsville on Sunday 18 October 2026?

8 races are scheduled at Townsville.

▸ Racing · Sunday 18 October 2026

Townsville

▸ TL;DR

Townsville races Sunday 18 October 2026: 8 races, from 12:55pm to 5:00pm. Rail: + 7.5m 1000m to winning post +3m remainder. Track: Soft(5).

Track: Soft(5)Rail: + 7.5m 1000m to winning post +3m remainder

R1Ladbrokes Tote Win +10% In October Hcp12:55pm · 1000m · Open

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	ErimarSCR	3	R Wiggins	Kevin Miller	60
2	Bowdene	1	C Whiteley	Kris Hansen	58.5
3	Far And Wide	2	Anthony Allen	J P Caught	57
4	Stylish Diamond	5	Adam Sewell	Kris Hansen	56
5	Formal Affair	6	B Kennedy	T Button	54
6	Red Light Power	4	N Thomas	Trevor & Peter Rowe	54

R2The Ville Mdn Plate1:30pm · 1400m · Maiden

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Blazing Future	1	C Whiteley	Belynda Kliese	58.5
2	Enterprise Valour	14	Adam Sewell	Mark Barnham	58.5
3	Foxtrotting	8	P Edwards	Nathan Coves	58.5
4	Moonya Lad	12	B Kennedy	T Button	58.5
5	Power Cruise	2	Anthony Allen	Troy Clive	58.5
6	Towers Hill	13	Aidan Holt	Ms J Hassett	58.5
7	TrickemeziSCR	6	Fiona Sandkuhl	Joshua Manzelmann	58.5
8	Check One Two	17	W D'Avila	Ms S Royes	56.5
9	Perfect FawazSCR	15	N Thomas	Trevor & Peter Rowe	56.5
10	Queen Of Russia	16	R Wiggins	Georgie Holt	56.5
11	Volare	3	Samantha Pointon	Troy Clive	56.5
12	Watchya Language	7	Fiona Sandkuhl	Joshua Manzelmann	56.5
13	Nobel Peace	10	Ashley Butler	Georgie Holt	56
14	Ballandella Street	11	Amy Graham	David A Jones	58.5
15	Seeyoulaterjohnny	4	Julie Busuttin	Taylor Connor	58.5
16	In The Hole Tiger	5	I Fry	Graham R Hughes	58.5
17	Farnanheit	9	M Abe	R A Schluenz	58.5

R3Vale Mervyn Milton Hcp2:05pm · 1200m · Open

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Northern Pride	3	Julie Busuttin	T Button	64
2	Turn Bird	6	R Wiggins	S J Royes	56.5
3	Hot Digity Boom	5	B Kennedy	S J Royes	54.5
4	Media Empire	8	N Thomas	Ms S Royes	54
5	Colleano	2	Ashley Butler	Georgie Holt	54
6	Time To Prophet	7	Amy Graham	Georgie Holt	54
7	Arctic Bear	4	Anthony Allen	Gavin Kinlyside	54
8	Flying ShamusSCR	1		Jennifer Hatfield	54

R4Georgina Holt - 2026 Trainer Of The Year Hcp (55)2:40pm · 1609m · Restricted 55

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Vouchers	9	B Kennedy	S J Royes	60
2	Sneaky Peaky	3	Adam Sewell	Mark Barnham	59
3	Mayor Of Kingston	2	Aidan Holt	Lachie Manzelmann	58.5
4	Overland	11	R Wiggins	S Massingham	58.5
5	Mordecai	4	Anthony Allen	W E Winters	58
6	Not Worth It	1	N Thomas	J P Caught	55.5
7	Aoom's Choice	7	Samantha Pointon	Kayla Russell	55
8	Trickemezi	6	Ashley Butler	Joshua Manzelmann	55
9	Boom Crusher	10	Fiona Sandkuhl	Lachie Manzelmann	54.5
10	Watchya LanguageSCR	8		Joshua Manzelmann	54.5
11	Khamis	5	C Whiteley	Troy Clive	54

R5Ryan Wiggins - 2026 Jockey Of The Year (Bm55)3:15pm · 1000m · Benchmark 55

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Looming One	2	Isabella Teh	Rhein Sewell	60.5
2	Spirit Of Giving	6	Julie Busuttin	Graham R Hughes	60
3	Ibegood	5	W D'Avila	Wanderson D'Avila	59.5
4	Boom Bunny	3	C Whiteley	Terry McGovern	59
5	ZemoreyaSCR	8	R Wiggins	T Button	58.5
6	Exceedingly Brazen	10	Anthony Allen	J P Caught	58
7	Spiritof The Ocean	4	B Kennedy	T Button	57.5
8	Hot Torque Invegas	7	Fiona Sandkuhl	Lachie Manzelmann	54.5
9	Properleigh	9	P Edwards	Scott Seymour	54
10	Mr Ferrari	1	Amy Graham	Bonnie Thomson	54

R6Fiona Sandkuhl - 2026 Apprentice Jockey Of The Year (Bm65)3:50pm · 1400m · Benchmark 65

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Ellis Beach	2	Ashley Butler	Georgie Holt	60.5
2	Intruder	11	Mitch Goring	Ms J Hassett	59.5
3	Ask Me Mate	7	B Kennedy	William Kenning	59
4	Toranaga	6	I Fry	Graham R Hughes	59
5	Brave Agenda	8	Aidan Holt	Rhein Sewell	58.5
6	Rashford	4	Anthony Allen	Tracy Simmons	58
7	Khals	9	R Wiggins	S Massingham	57.5
8	Goodnight Romeo	10	Adam Sewell	Taylor Connor	55
9	Sweetpea Moochi	3	N Thomas	Doug Bannister	54
10	Masali Raffa	5	Fiona Sandkuhl	Julieann Lancaster	54
11	Craicaro	1	Amy Graham	Peter Cullen	54

R7Racing On Melbourne Cup Day Hcp (C1)4:25pm · 1200m · Class 1

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Heathcliff	12	Adam Sewell	Lachie Manzelmann	60
2	General Gordon	15	I Fry	Gavin Kinlyside	59
3	Hell Of A Bentley	7	Fiona Sandkuhl	Leslie Gordy	58.5
4	Zemoreya	6	R Wiggins	T Button	58.5
5	Exceedingly BrazenSCR	2		J P Caught	58
6	Ceretti	10	Julie Busuttin	Zac McFarlane	57.5
7	Ziggy Starcraft	3	Ashley Butler	Georgie Holt	57.5
8	Belinda's Rubi	1	W D'Avila	Belynda Kliese	57
9	One Shot More	9	P Edwards	Cheynee Morrison	56.5
10	Stylish Rosie	11	Anthony Allen	William Kenning	56.5
11	Dark FaeSCR	5	C Whiteley	Belynda Kliese	56
12	Octopolis	4	B Kennedy	T Button	54
13	Magic Sunny Day	8	M Abe	Trevor & Peter Rowe	56.5
14	Egzakly	14	Samantha Pointon	Kayla Russell	54
15	Boom Crusher	13	Amy Graham	Lachie Manzelmann	54.5

R8Ladbrokes (Bm70)5:00pm · 1000m · Benchmark 70

No.	Horse	Bar	Jockey	Trainer	Wt
1	Hartshorn	5	Mitch Goring	S J Royes	64.5
2	AdmittedSCR	9		Matthew McGuire	63
3	King Jester	6	Fiona Sandkuhl	Lachie Manzelmann	62.5
4	Midas Star	8	W D'Avila	Stephen Bush	61
5	Cifonelli	4	Aidan Holt	Georgie Holt	60
7	Latin Boss	11	N Thomas	Patrick McGuire	59.5
8	Manuscript	10	B Kennedy	S J Royes	59
9	Pennypacker	14	C Whiteley	Ms S Royes	59
10	Flying ShamusSCR	12		Jennifer Hatfield	57
11	TsukinoSCR	3	Fiona Sandkuhl	Linda Leigh Morrison	55.5
12	The Kamikaze	2	Denicious Smith	Ms L McCormack	57.5
13	Super Freeze	1	I Fry	Graham R Hughes	56.5
14	Octavian Treasure	7	Anthony Allen	Graham R Hughes	54

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