Manikato Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

Manikato Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

• Lucy Henderson
Sunday’s feature sprint is set to deliver another cracking contest, with the $2 million Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes 2026 bringing together a high-quality field of speedsters chasing Group 1 glory. As one of the headline races on the Melbourne Spring Carnival calendar, the Ladbrokes-sponsored clash promises plenty of intrigue for punters, and we’ve broken down the entire field with our expert Manikato Stakes 2026 tips, predictions and best bets to help you find the winners. Memsie winner Beiwacht is tipped to win Sunday's Manikato Stakes at Caulfield. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) heads to Caulfield…
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Golden Rose Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

Golden Rose Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

• Lucy Henderson
One of the biggest three-year-old showdowns of the spring heads to Rosehill this weekend, with $1 million in prize money on the line, and the Ladbrokes form analysts have you covered with our insider 2026 Golden Rose tips, predictions and best bets, breaking down the leading chances, key contenders and value runners in this year's exciting line-up. Guest House is firm favourite in Golden Rose betting this weekend. Photo: Bradley Photos. The Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose (1400m) is one of the premier three-year-old contests of the Sydney Spring Carnival, and this year’s edition looks a beauty with a…
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Hendo’s Hopefuls – Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls – Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson
Looking for the best value Saturday roughies to add spice to your Group racing exotics this weekend? Ladbrokes are here with the forgotten contenders set to shake things up in Sydney and Melbourne! Last weekend we found a trio of juicy second placegetters in our roughie tips with Hedged (Bobbie Lewis), Magnatear (Theo Marks) and Too Darn Discreet (Let’s Elope) and we came out on top if you’d placed a $1 on all selections to place, so we’re happy with that! Looking around the nation this Saturday and there’s plenty to get excited about with Underwood Stakes Day featuring a…
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7 Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

7 Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

• Lucy Henderson
Autumn Glow continues her likely supremacy in a million-dollar mile feature in Sydney on Saturday, and Ladbrokes have punters covered with our expert 2026 7 Stakes tips, predictions and best bets on the prestigious and lucrative Randwick Group 2 showdown. Autumn Glow is at a very short quote in 7 Stakes 2026 betting this weekend. Photo: Bradley Photos. Autumn Glow dominates the build‑up to fourth edition of the $1 million 7 Stakes over the Randwick mile, the race officially running as a Group 2 for the first time in 2026 and known as the Seven Sunrise Stakes, Waller’s turf darling…
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Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

• Lucy Henderson
One of the key early form line races to follow into the Spring Carnival majors lights up Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday, and Ladbrokes have punters covered with our expert 2026 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes tips, predictions and best bets. Sepals defends his Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes title in Melbourne on Saturday. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Run and won since 1951, the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) headlines a huge elite level double on Underwood Stakes Day, and punters get a capacity field bursting with chances for the latest edition of the handicap clash. It’s a key lead‑up to…
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Underwood Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

Underwood Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

• Lucy Henderson
The race towards the Caulfield Cup steps up a notch at the track this weekend with some of the potential runners in that lining-up in a quality Group 1, and Ladbrokes have our expert 2026 Underwood Stakes tips, predictions and best bets right here. Cosmic Crusader is deserving favourite for the Underwood Stakes 2026. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The Group 1 $1 million Underwood Stakes (1800m) shapes as one of the key early‑spring yardsticks, and punters are lining up to play into a cracking edition of the WFA feature. This year’s market is headed by star WA expat Cosmic Crusader,…
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Hendo’s Hopefuls – Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls – Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson
Chasing this weekend’s top Saturday roughies with the spring Group 1s continuing? Ladbrokes have you covered with our best value contenders in Sydney and Melbourne to add some spice to your spring punting! Punters that followed our roughie tips last weekend enjoyed a near clean sweep with four of our five picks running Top 4 including Soothsayer (2nd in the Tramway), Beadman who ran third in the Concorde as a 30/1 outsider in the markets and Cavalry Girl (2nd in the Group 1 Moir). So, can we continue our good form this weekend? We’re treated to a cracking Flemington card…
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Melbourne Cup Nominations 2026

Melbourne Cup Nominations 2026

• Lucy Henderson
The 2026 Melbourne Cup nominations are in, and punters have been handed a mouth‑watering first look at one of the deepest and most internationally diverse fields in recent memory. A total of 101 stayers have been entered for the $10.2 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), with a powerful mix of Australian stars and global raiders from England, Ireland, Japan and the USA all targeting Flemington on Tuesday 3 November. Defending champion Half Yours is among the standout 2026 Melbourne Cup nominations. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Reigning champion Half Yours headlines the local hopes as Tony & Calvin McEvoy chase back‑to‑back…
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Makybe Diva Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

Makybe Diva Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

• Lucy Henderson
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…
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Hendo’s Hopefuls – Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls – Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson
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…
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