On Sunday, the Equinics races will transfer from Queensland over to Perth. We\u2019ll be looking at the Darby Munroe race, which is a 12-furlong distance event on the dirt for fillies and mares. Lady Capertee and Saloon Brawl both come into this event as the only G1 winners and only runners with over $1 million in earnings\u2026.but will it be enough to bring home the gold? Speaking of gold, Saloon Brawl is seeking her second Equinics Gold Medal. Here\u2019s a look at the field:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 KATE DEE <\/strong>(owned by Beerkeg, MIDAS residency) 9\/2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kate Dee, a Tapit bred mare, certainly looks to be in fine shape lately. She has won three consecutive listed stake races by healthy margins of three to nine lengths and competitive speeds of 113-114. This late runner also mad up a ton of ground coming from 12 or more lengths behind at the half to run away with the victories. Kate has raced twice in graded company and ran a mid-field 7th<\/sup> a year ago, but more recently, was 3rd<\/sup> in the G2 Disco Inferno this year, with a 110 speed, which preceded her current win streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kate Dee has been in very good form of late and hopes to extend her win streak by another notch and take home the Gold as well as her first grade level victory in this event. Definitely in the running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 IDK JUST QUALITY <\/strong>(owned by Ace, Empire State Racing residency) 13\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n IDK Just Quality put in a nice run in the Desert Lady Stayer earlier this year, rallying from13 behind at the half to finish 2nd<\/sup> but 3 strides behind the winner. She has hit the board in each of her last six starts in a blend of listed and graded races with speeds in the 96-108 range going long routes of 13 to 16 furlongs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IDK Just Quality is sired by Justify and has finished first or second 15 of 23 career starts, a nice indicator of her ability. She has been shutout in graded company, unable to deliver a win at this level. The Equinics would be a great place to get the first graded win and also take the Gold at the same time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3 SHIRLEY WEST <\/strong>(owned by Metallinut, Universal Racing Club residency) 10\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shirley West recently had a three race win streak that included a pair of claiming and an allowance race going roughly 10 furlongs or so. In the claimers, she scored her two best career speeds of 110 and 114. The winning margins were healthy too ranging from 3 lengths up to 26-strides which came in her 114 speed race. Shirley has raced three times in stake races, two were in listed residency events and the other was a graded race and was off the board each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shirley West will be competing in her longest distance to date in this Equinics race. While the 110\/114 speeds do lend some hope for her, they did come at the high-end claiming levels which makes a big step coming up to this G1 event. She did run in an allowance 11-furlong race back in 2024 and finished a nice second, coming on late in the race. She hasn\u2019t raced since January this year so her freshness also is a question mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4 THEURGY <\/strong>(owned by Sledge 4, Northwest Racing Circuit) 28\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Theurgy has not raced in a stakes event since she was a 2-year old and back then, she hit the board twice in listed races, all at the sprint distances. She was sired by Finneus and has never appeared in a graded stakes event. She recently recorded her career best speed of 102 in a starter allowance at 9.5 furlongs, which is the longest distance she has travelled. She has had success at this route with a win and a pair of seconds in three tries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Theurgy has a tough task sitting before her with lower speeds being pumped out compared to her competition plus the huge step up to graded level. Based on her success at the 9.5 furlongs, there is hope that the longer 12-furlong distance that this race is being held at could proof to be the magical fit for her to crank out an upset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5 SALOON BRAWL <\/strong>(owned by Planozxius, British and European Racing Club residency)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In four starts this season, Saloon Brawl has won twice and has a second place finish. The second place finish came in an allowance race and she missed the top spot by a mere head (and a nice 112 speed) and this came on the heels of a 3-stride win in an allowance race. This Not This Time sired mare, started the 2026 season off with a win in a listed stake race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saloon has been racing at the 11f distance all season and it should be noted that she already has a gold medal to her credit. She won the 12f Equinics-The Regret back in June of 2024 and a career best speed of 116. Although she hit a speed over 110 in her last outing, the frequency of hitting this level has fade a bit for this 6-year old. Still, it would be wonderful to see her take a second gold\u2026a very rare occurrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6 CODY\u2019S SECOND WISH <\/strong>(owned by Daniel, European Union Racing Organization residency) 11\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At distance of 10-furlongs or more, Cody\u2019s Second Wish has been ITM seven of eight races and includes three non-stake race wins. She has raced in seven listed\/graded stake and has hit the board three times. In fact, Cody\u2019s comes into this race after finishing second in an 11.5-f listed stake finishing 3-lengths off the winner and making up seven lengths in the final half of the race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Over her last 7 starts, this Cody\u2019s Wish bred filly has sported a 4-2-0 record and has been performing well. Speeds have been in the 99-112 range over this duration. The concern is her ability to compete in grade level competition as she has been off the board in her three career appearances. The Equinics could be a tough spot to turn things around while in pursuit of the Gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7 CAPABILITY MAP <\/strong>(owned by Neonshadow, Floriday Racing Club residency) 10\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Heading the field with the most career wins is Capability Map, a Blame sired lady who has amassed 13 wins in 21 career races. She comes into this Equinics race after blowing away fields in a pair of G3 races. In the Long Walk (14f), she fired up after trailing by 11 at the half to win by over 12 lengths in her last start. Prior to that, in the Water Cube Stayer (16f), she also came from well back (13 strides) to rollover the field by 10 lengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Capability appears to be in peak form and she will be cutting back in distance from the 14-16 furlongs she has been accustomed to for the past year. The shorter distance should not be an issue considering the margin that she has won by in her recent appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8 SHOWSAUNA <\/strong>(owned by Denovo, East-West Connection residency) 13\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Showsauna has the second most wins in this filed with 10 which were earned over 33 lifetime starts. She is sired by Too Darn Hot and has been in a bit of a rut. Over her last 8 starts, she has hit the board twice, once was a very nice and commanding win in the allowance ranks where she blew away the field in a two-mile route by over seven lengths. Her last start was also an allowance affaire at 12-furlongs and she finished 3rd<\/sup> but well back after running fairly well early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Showsauna tends to be competitive in the portions of the race but the tank tends to empty out just after the three-quarters pole. Just over a year ago she won a pair of allowance races at 11f & 12f with 111 and 107 speeds. She will need an effort like those in order to hit the medal podium. Showsauna is also moving off the turf for the first time over to the dirt and maybe this maneuver will be the change that she needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9 WE SHOULD TALK <\/strong>(owned by CB1011, The Meca residency) 6\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This mare, out of War Front, recently discovered success in running long routes. For much of her career, she competed in distances in the 8 to 9-furlong distances. At the start of 2026, We Should Talk tested the 14-furlongs route in a listed stakes race and won by 13-lengths with a 110-speed. She took another listed stake win, immediately in another listed 14f event with a 112 speed and a 6-length margin. Recently, she continued at the 14f distance in a pair of grade level races, finishing second and third with speeds of 104 and 108.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although her speed dropped a little in grade level races, she still finished well and was competitive. She shows that she loves the long route and scaling back a pair of furlongs which should not be an issue for this very consistent mare who has been ITM 23 of her 24 starts. Getting on the podium for a medal is within her reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10 GETTING JUSTIFY <\/strong>(owned by Harrylan, Elite Racing Club residency) 34\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This 4-year old, Justify-bred filly, is very lightly raced. She has only raced eight times and never in a stakes race and competing in this G1 Equinics race is a very big upward move for Getting Justify. She is also making her second start of 2026. Long route distance seems to be her thing as in May 2025, she fired up in a 10-f allowance race, closing from a well-back 15 strides at the half to finish second by just over two lengths. Later, in August, 2025, she popped a 101 speed with another second place finish, only a stride off the winner going 10.5 furlongs. Getting Justify made only one start this year, and it was an 11-furlong allowance route where she blew the field away with a winning margin of more than 7-lengths and blowing out a 111 speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She has been sidelined for over three months and her last three starts are screaming for route distances. She moves up to 12-furlongs in this race and shows no reason why she cannot handle the distance. Experience in stakes racing is currently lacking, but she has an honest shot at the gold as she sneaks into this field. If Getting Justify does not win this stake race, one should be coming her way relatively quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11 LADY CAPERTEE <\/strong>(owned by Chips4u2c, Orphan Racing residency) 9\/2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With $1.3 million bankrolled in purses, Lady Capertee, is second in this field in earnings, slightly behind Saloon Brawl\u2019s $1.4 million. She is well versed in racing in stake events appearing 16 times, of which 15 have been in graded events. Over her last four starts, Lady won the G1 Earth is Flat and a listed stakes. She was also third in her last race, the G2 Rich and Famous Handicap. She has run 110+ in three of the four outings topping out with a 117 speed, equaling her career best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lady Capertee has done will on both dirt and turf. Lately, she has been racing on the grass and returns to the dirt. Her last four starts, that go back just over a year, show she\u2019s struggled on the surface and off the board in each star. She has done well lately on the brass but the soil seems to be bothersome lately for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12 OUTBACK ICEBERG <\/strong>(owned by Kymar, Down Under Racing residency) 9\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Outback Iceberg started the 2026 season off with a solid gate-to-wire win in a listed stake race. She drew away from the field in the stretch to win by over 8-strieds and struck her career best speed of 114. Since this win, she has hit third twice with lower speed figures and sandwiched within there is a 110 speed in the G2 West Coaster and finishing fifth. This was not a bad outcome as she was running with the boys for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Outback is sired by Quality Road. Other than her first career start, she has never finished worse than fifth. She likes to run near the lead and is willing to be the pace setter. The key will be keeping her speed up above 110 to win this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13 GUPACHOSA <\/strong>(owned by Haack, Latinos Del Mundo residency) 14\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a nice Curling bred filly who has won nearly half of her starts with 6 wins in 13 starts. Five of the starts were in listed\/graded stakes where she has been denied a win. But Gupachosa ended that drought in her last start, a listed stake 12-furlong race where she kept pressure on the leader and swam to the front to win by over a stride and a 107 speed. Her prior start was a 109 speed win in an allowance race at 10 furlongs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gupachosa has struggled in stake events until her most recent start. She repeats the 12-furong distance in the Equinics race and the only times she has gone 10 or more furlongs were in her last two starts, both turning out to be winning ventures. The longer distances might turn out to be the right fit for this lady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My Selections<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GOLD: <\/strong>Despite only two lifetime grade level races and hitting the board once, favorite Kate Dee looks to be in excellent form and sports a 3-race win streak, all with speeds over 110. The one to beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SILVER: <\/strong>I\u2019m going for the 34\/1 longshot outsider here. Getting Justice has no stake racing experience but I like the way she has been developing. Speeds have been moving upward as she runs longer and longer distances. I hope this late runner proofs me right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BRONZE:<\/strong> Cannot ignore the consistency of We Should Talk. She has had top-3 finishes in all but one of her 24 lifetime starts. Always competitive and desiring her piece of the pie. No reason to think that desire won\u2019t be in her in this race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoping she will hit the podium: <\/strong>I have to root for Saloon Brawl to get another medal. It\u2019s rare to see a previous medal winner return to the Equinics and it would be fantastic to see her get that second very rare Gold medal\u2026but any other medal would be nice too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Sunday, the Equinics races will transfer from Queensland over to Perth. 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