Hendo's Hoodoos - Saturday's Best Omen Bets

Hendo's Hoodoos - Saturday's Best Omen Bets

• Lucy Henderson

Looking for Saturday’s best hoodoo racing bets? Ladbrokes have you covered with our insider weekly omen tips! Welcome back punters to the second edition of Hendo’s Hoodoo Bets – our weekly deep dive into the statistically superstitious world of “omen betting.” Ladbrokes’ own “Value Whisperer”, Lucy Henderson, is a gun for tipping roughies in her Hendo’s Hopefuls and now she’s here for your best weekly hoodoo bets on Saturday. This week punters are perfectly positioned to capitalise on a massive crossover weekend of sports and racing as we prepare for the NRL season launch in Las Vegas! The 2026 NRL…

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Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson

Chasing the value around the nation this week? Ladbrokes have the top Saturday roughies to lock in and add value to your weekend punting! A triple shot of Group 1 autumn racing action? Yes please! Ask and you shall receive. This weekend Flemington and Randwick are both host to elite-level feature races and, while we’ve got plenty of star shorties getting around that look hard to deny, there’s still some underrated runners to consider for the support acts and exotic Group 1 betting on Saturday! Our weekend roughies last week might not have finished first three but there were some…

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2026 Australian Guineas Runner-by-Runner Preview & Tips

2026 Australian Guineas Runner-by-Runner Preview & Tips

• Lucy Henderson

With a million dollars on the line, Ladbrokes have your full runner‑by‑runner preview and expert tips for the 2026 Australian Guineas right here! The time-honoured Group 1 pits the season’s top three-year-old milers against each other at HQ on Saturday and with a stacked field we’ve gone through the form and have a complete guide to finding the winner. One of the premier middle-distance features of the autumn, the Australian Guineas has been won by plenty of the country’s best over the years including Miss Finland (2007), Mosheen (2012), Alligator Blood (2020) and Legarto (2023). So, will the spring’s Derby…

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The Lead-Up Lens: Runners and Races to Watch This Weekend

The Lead-Up Lens: Runners and Races to Watch This Weekend

• Lucy Henderson

If the Slipper Fits: From Silver to Golden Slipper Glory! We’re back punters for the third edition of the Lead-Up Lens where we follow the best out of the autumn’s key lead-up races ahead of the majors. We haven’t seen a 2YO complete the Silver Slipper / Golden Slipper double since Farnan (2020) but this weekend we’ve got some quality youngsters to watch in the Group 2 as we count down to Slipper Day! In Melbourne Blue Diamond Day sees a triple-shot of elite-level racing but our focus this week is in Sydney where some top-line two-year-olds take to the…

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Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson

We’ve got stacked cards in Sydney and Melbourne this weekend as we get deeper into the autumn carnival and Ladbrokes have you covered with our best Saturday roughies to back at juicy odds! We unearthed a few excellent top four contenders last week including the Frances Tressady Stakes winner Paradise City at $9.50 and the Group 1 Black Caviar runner-up My Gladiola at an underrated price – can we keep that success going for Blue Diamond Day? Caulfield features no less than three Group 1 races including the 2YO’s feature, while up in Sydney Silver Slipper Day is host to…

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Hendo's Hoodoos - Saturday's Best Omen Bets

Hendo's Hoodoos - Saturday's Best Omen Bets

• Lucy Henderson

Looking for Saturday’s best hoodoo racing bets? Ladbrokes have you covered with our insider weekly omen tips! Welcome punters to the very first edition of Hendo’s Hoodoo Bets – our new weekly deep dive into the statistically superstitious world of omen betting. Ladbrokes’ own “Value Whisperer”, Lucy Henderson, is a gun for tipping roughies in her Hendo’s Hopefuls and now she’s here for your best weekly hoodoo bets on Saturday. Admit it, we’ve all picked a horse just because it had the same name as our old dog Buckaroo, or maybe those famous Royal Blue Godolphin silks just happened to…

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Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson

The majors are here and Ladbrokes have the major value with their Saturday roughies for this weekend! Group 1 racing for the autumn arrives with a star-studded Black Caviar Lightning field at HQ, and we’ve got all the day’s best longshots to lock in at Flemington. There’s also plenty to get excited about in Sydney despite some diminutive fields in the day’s Group 2 features, and with a few odds-on fancies getting around we’re keen to lock in the forgotten chances in the markets at bigger odds in some Same Race Multis and exotics. Luckless last week with only a…

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The Lead-Up Lens: Runners and Races to Watch This Weekend

The Lead-Up Lens: Runners and Races to Watch This Weekend

• Lucy Henderson

Path to Guineas Glory: Which Horses will Pass the Lead-Up Test in the CS Hayes Stakes? Welcome punters to the second installment of our new series – the Lead-Up Lens – where we track the key lead-up runs of those autumn hopes with elite-level targets in sight. Saturday sees the Australian Guineas hopes step out in the CS Hayes Stakes looking to make their mark ahead of the mile feature and potentially do the double for the first time since Alligator Blood in 2020! Group 1 racing is underway in Melbourne on Saturday with HQ hosting the Black Caviar Lightning,…

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The Lead-Up Lens: Runners and Races to Watch - Blue Diamond Prelude Edition

The Lead-Up Lens: Runners and Races to Watch - Blue Diamond Prelude Edition

• Lucy Henderson

Group 1 Tracker: Which Blue Diamond Hopes are Rising? Welcome to our new series punters – the Lead-Up Lens – where we take a look at the key lead-up runners and races to watch as we countdown to the autumn Group 1 races. The Blue Diamond Preludes are the real form guide — if they don’t fire this weekend, they won’t be winning the Group 1. Watch who handles Caulfield under pressure and jump on the ones trending towards the Blue Diamond now, before the odds tighten. It’s now the business end of the summer, and it is more crucial…

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Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson

Unearth the best value runners across Saturday’s race cards with our Ladbrokes roughie selections right here! We had a bit of success with our weekend long-shots last Saturday, finding Confederation for a second in the Canonbury Stakes and La Gitana rounding out the Chairman’s trifecta. Once more we’re on the hunt for the forgotten horses ready to run in the money (or even go past!) the better-backed fancies around the nation, and we’ve got a couple of stacked cards as the autumn Group 1 races fast approach. From the Blue Diamond Prelude Day action in Melbourne to Sydney’s Inglis Millennium…

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