| What | Alice Springs Races |
| Where | Pioneer Park Racecourse — Stuart Hwy, Connellan NT 0870 |
| When | Saturday, June 1, 2024 |
| First Race | 1:51pm ACST |
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The $25,000 Pioneer Park Anniversary Cup (1400m) is the feature race on Saturday’s seven-race card in Alice Springs. There’s the slight chance of showers on Friday, with sunny conditions, light southerly winds and a top temperature of 17C forecast on Saturday. The rail will be in the true position and it will be a good dirt surface.
BEST BET: PROTOSTAR
Protostar is stepping up to the 1400m for the first time, but punters should feel confident after he decimated his rivals by 12 lengths at Tennant Creek over 1200m two weeks ago. Before that, he had recorded a win, two seconds, a third and a fourth in the Red Centre before finishing a disastrous seventh as a $1.80 favourite over 1100m on May 5. Nothing went right for the son of Star Turn that day when he failed to settle after blowing the start, but he showed his class on the Tennant Creek sand.
Best Bet
Race 6 – 
#2 Protostar (6)
5yo Gelding | T: Terry Gillett | J: Dakota Gillett (a2) (60kg)
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NEXT BEST BET: DESERT LASS
In what could be her final Pioneer Park start, Desert Lass will be out to maintain her amazing 1400m record. The daughter of Rock Hero takes on a decent nine-horse field, but with five wins, six seconds and a third over the trip, it’s hard to ignore her claims. The seven-year-old mare, who ran second in the past two Alice Springs Cups (2000m), was an impressive last-start winner over 1400m on May 5 when lumping 58.5kg.
Next Best
Race 7 – 
#4 Desert Lass (1)
7yo Mare | T: Carrol Hunter | J: Emma Lines (a1.5) (61.5kg)
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BEST VALUE: EASTSIDE DIAMOND
Eastside Diamond returned from a spell two weeks ago and ran a strong fourth over 1100m in Class 2 company, finishing less than two lengths off the winner. That was a marked improvement on her last run before heading to the paddock in February — a disappointing 10th in an 1100m BM64. Staying at the trip and dropping 2kg, the Ray Viney-trained mare can figure in the finish if she shows any improvement on her first-up run.
Best Value
Race 2 – 
#4 Eastside Diamond (6)
4yo Mare | T: Ray Viney | J: Ianish Luximon (55kg)
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Saturday Alice Springs quaddie selections
Alice Springs quadrella selections
Saturday, June 1, 2024
- 1-2
- 1-2-3-4-5
- 1-2-3-4
- 3-4-6
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