Saturday Track Reports August 15: Caulfield, Rosehill, Doomben, Belmont & Morphettville Parks
The Saturday Track Reports for August 15, 2026 give punters and racing enthusiasts an essential snapshot of current conditions across five major metropolitan tracks: Caulfield (Soft 7), Rosehill (Good 4), Doomben (Soft 5), Belmont (Soft 5), and Morphettville Parks (Heavy 9). Experts expect fair and competitive racing, with weather and recent rainfall factored into ratings and rail positions. Key takeaways include conditions favoring different racing tactics at each venue and an overall recommendation that all horses should get a fair chance, especially at Caulfield and Rosehill.
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Official track reports, current conditions and recent track patterns for Caulfield, Rosehill, Doomben, Belmont and Morphettville Parks.
Information correct as of 3:00pm Friday, August 14, 2026.
Caulfield Track Report
Current Track Conditions
SOFT 7
Last 24 hours: Nil
Last 7 days: 32.2mm
Since last race day: 48.6mm
True
Light
Turf
Going Stick: 8.6
Penetrate: 8
Shear: 9.8
Nil
15°C, overcast
Official Track Manager Comments
For the Catanach's Jewellers, P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day this Saturday, track is currently rated a Soft 7 with a rail back in the true position.
We've recorded just over 32mm of rain, predominantly falling there on Sunday evening and some Monday morning.
Track's in fair order, certainly the true pad has had a nice break off, a bit of marking down the middle and outside of the track so suspect that most racing will be conducted in the first quarter of the track.
Forecast for Saturday is a top of 15 partly cloudy with a light southerly wind, so nothing that is going to impact racing and I would've thought that every horse gets their chance.
Recent Track Patterns
Rosehill Track Report
Current Track Conditions
GOOD 4
Last 24 hours: Nil
Last 7 days: 7.1mm
True
South to southwesterly 15–20km/h, tending south to southeasterly 15–25km/h in the middle of the day
Turf
Going Stick: 9.25
Shear: 11.1
Penetrometer: 5.25
Nil
18°C, overcast, showers
Official Track Manager Comments
We're on an improving Soft 5 (now a Good 4). We've got a good week of weather. 7.1mm rainfall for the week, most of that falling last weekend.
We did have 0.1 in a shower mid morning yesterday.
We're rails in true, haven't been in true since the 30th of May, so we've got a really nice cover of grass there.
So the next two days, we're gonna have some beautiful sunshine, which was really nice for this time of year. Spring's definitely on our door.
There is a tip that we might get some light showers Friday night into Saturday morning but we should be clearing into a pretty fine day by the time the races kick off for the first on Saturday.
Recent Track Patterns
Doomben Track Report
Current Track Conditions
SOFT 5
Last 24 hours: Nil
Last 7 days: 0.5mm
True
Light, becoming southeasterly 15–20km/h in the middle of the day
Turf
Last 24 hours: Nil
Last 7 days: 24mm
23°C, partly cloudy, showers
Recent Track Patterns
Belmont Track Report
Current Track Conditions
SOFT 5
Last 24 hours: Nil
Last 7 days: 49mm
+9m with a cutaway
East to northeasterly 15–20km/h, tending north to northeasterly in the middle of the day, then becoming light in the early afternoon
Turf
Nil
24°C, mostly sunny
Recent Track Patterns
Morphettville Parks Track Report
Current Track Conditions
HEAVY 9
Last 24 hours: 4mm
Last 7 days: 45.5mm
+6m 1000m to winning post; +3m remainder
Sectional: 608m
Light
Turf
7.6
Nil
17°C, partly cloudy, slight chance of showers
Official Track Release
Track rating: Heavy 9.
Grass coverage: Good.
Irrigation: Nil in the last 24 hours and last seven days.
Rainfall: 0.5mm in the last 24 hours and 41.5mm in the last seven days.
Rail position and why: +6m 1000m to winning post, +3m remainder. Moving to the best available ground.
Last time we raced there: Saturday, August 1, 2026.
How it played last time: Five winners settled forward, one settled midfield and three settled towards the rear.
Verdict: Track walks in the heavy range at the moment.
The track may hold in the heavy range for Saturday.
The forecast is for overcast weather with a slight chance of a shower on Friday.
The track has a good cover of grass on it for this time of year; however, there is some marking across the whole track.
Recent Track Patterns
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