Group 1 racing for the spring at Flemington is underway on Saturday with the early mile feature of the carnival named in honour of one of Australian racing’s darlings, and with an odds-on mare and a returning three-time champion there’s plenty to unpack in our 2026 Makybe Diva Stakes tips, predictions and best bets. Mr Brightside returns to the 2026 Makybe Diva as the defending three-time champion. Won the past three years running by Lindsay Park’s evergreen warhorse Mr Brightside, the Group 1 $750,000 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) has drawn another elite field of weight-for-age stars. Mr B is back…

Looking for the best Saturday roughies as we move deeper into the spring? Ladbrokes are here with the value runners to get behind in the Group races in Sydney and Melbourne this weekend. We’re getting into the thick of the spring now with plenty of topliners back in action, and last week we managed to find a few juicy placegetters including Salty Pearl (3rd) in the Courtza Stakes, Slipper performed Magic Time coming up well to round out the San Domenico trifecta and old warhorse Mr Brightside who ran a distant but brave second in the Winx Stakes at a…

The first of the key Group 1 spring sprint features runs at Moon…wait…no, it’s not at The Valley! With Moonee Valley undergoing a huge redevelopment, our opening elite level sprint of the season moves to Sandown and Ladbrokes are here with our expert 2026 AJ Moir Stakes tips, predictions and best bets no matter where it runs! 2026 Moir Stakes favourite Natural Fling. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The Moir Stakes form has been flipped this year with The Valley track specialists no longer the ones heading the markets on this 1000m super dash. No, this year we’ll be looking at…

Chasing Saturday’s best roughie tips as the Group 1s in Melbourne kick off? Ladbrokes have your back with our expert value predictions across the nation. Last weekend the spring majors got underway in Sydney and now the attention turns to Caulfield with a star-studded Memsie Stakes field featuring a host of resuming weight-for-age champions. We’re looking past the favourites in betting on the Group races in both Melbourne and at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday and have the double-figure contenders you need to consider for your exotic racing selections. From the value in the Memsie to the three-year-olds forgotten in the…

It was Sydney first up with the Winx Stakes last weekend and now it’s Melbourne’s time to shine with Group 1 racing returning to Caulfield on Saturday. We’ve got an elite field of champions to choose from so, to make it a little easier, Ladbrokes are here with our insider 2026 Memsie Stakes tips, predictions and best bets. Treasurethe Moment is back out to defend her Memsie Stakes crown on Saturday. Nearly impossible to count the Group 1s between the 12 weight-for-age heroes in this line-up, as we strap in for another stellar edition of the $750,000 showdown. From old…

Looking for the top value plays and Saturday roughies as we welcome back Group 1 racing this weekend? Ladbrokes are here with our best double-figure runners across the country to get the spring carnival off on the right foot! As if you didn’t know, the elite levels are back in action with a cracking edition of the Winx Stakes at Randwick on Saturday and, while Autumn Glow is odds-on to resume victorious, there’s a nearly $20 stablemate lurking to add some oomph to the exotics. We’ve focused on the Randwick Saturday race card with five Group races and five overlooked…

Welcome back to Group 1 racing punters! The spring carnival really arrives in Sydney on Saturday with a star-studded field of resuming WFA stars doing battle in a terrific Randwick race and Ladbrokes are here with our expert 2026 Winx Stakes tips, predictions and best bets to help get things underway with a bang. Autumn Glow is odds-on favourite to return a winner in Saturday’s Winx Stakes. Photo: Bradley Photos. We’re treated to a stacked field for the season’s opening elite-level, the Group 1 $1 million Winx Stakes (1400m) featuring a mouth-watering clash between two very exciting mares with Autumn…

Chasing the best value Saturday roughies this weekend? Ladbrokes have you covered with the forgotten longshots in the Group races to get behind ahead of the spring majors. Last week we found a couple of value third placegetters in Melbourne and the best of this Saturday’s racing again takes place in Victoria with P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day oozing with class runners at Caulfield. We’ve got a host of hard-to-beat favourites in the meeting’s key events, but that’s not to say we can’t find some cheeky outsiders ready to give them a scare! From the 3YOs in the Vain and Quezette…

Looking for the best Saturday roughies to get behind this weekend? Ladbrokes are here with our top value plays for the metro meetings as we count down to the spring. It was a mixed bag for us last weekend, our roughie tips saved by Royal Insignia running second in the Aurie’s Star, and we’re keen to have a better go at finding those long shots with upside this Saturday around the nation. With the opening Group 1 of the season just around the corner, now is the time to get behind the resuming stars and hot trial performers ready to…

Our feature race of the weekend launches the Sydney sprinting season in style, and Ladbrokes are here with our expert 2026 Missile Stakes tips, predictions and best bets for the all-important spring lead-up at Royal Randwick. Angel Capital is the classy first-up favourite in the Missile Stakes. Photo: Bradley Photos. Last Saturday our Aurie’s Star Handicap roughie tip, Royal Insignia, got up for second at a great price and we’re ready to keep that momentum going now. The Group 2 Missile Stakes is the perfect race for punters to warm up the form guides and start eyeing the genuine elite-level…