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2026 Coolmore Classic Day Preview

The sole Group 1 feature of the weekend headlines ten races at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, March 14th. The Coolmore Classic is always a great betting race and with many classy fillies and mares engaged again this year, we’re set for another thrilling contest. You can find my Rosehill best bets, including my 2026 Coolmore Classic tips below! Midway Handicap (1200m) No. 3 Mailata I’m going to kick off Coolmore Classic Day with something on MAILATA, in what looms as a wide-open Midway Handicap. Mailata hasn’t been seen at the races since early January, but he turned in some fine…

2026 Queensland Jewel Day Preview

13 Mar • Craig Sheppard

Queensland Jewel Day returns to the Gold Coast this Saturday with a bumper program that showcases the best of the Sunshine State’s emerging talent alongside seasoned stakes performers. One of the richest raceday cards on the Queensland calendar, the meeting is built around the QTIS Jewel features, where the state’s most promising two and three-year-olds chase lucrative prize-money. Unfortunately, inclimate weather returns to the Gold Coast on the weekened so we will most likely be racing on a rain-affected surface. Scroll down for the complete preview and the Queenslanders I’m backing to step up. Race 1 – BENCHMARK 78 Handicap (1100 METRES) No. 7 First Mission FIRST MISSION (7) looks well placed to make…

Saturday's Best Bets: Rosehill, Caulfield, Gold Coast

13 Mar • Ladbrokes Team

Looking for Saturday’s Best Bets? The Ladbrokes form analysts have you covered with the horses to back across the nation this weekend! Another Group 1 Saturday rolls around with the focus on Rosehill for the Coolmore Classic between the fillies and mares. In Melbourne, big prize money is on offer with the $1 million VOBIS Showdown set to be run and won, while the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes serves as an ideal lead-up for those targeting the Australian Cup. On the Gold Coast, the three-year-olds take centre stage in the QTIS Jewel race over 1200m. For our thoughts and…

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

12 Mar • Lucy Henderson

Chasing the best roughies for this Saturday? Ladbrokes has you covered with our top value plays from around the country. We may have just the one Group 1 on the Sydney race card this weekend, but the Rosehill program is stacked with talent and plenty of longshots worth a second look. Add in a European expat ready to debut at a big price in Melbourne’s Group 2 Peter Young Stakes and there’s plenty of value to be found around the nation. Lucy Henderson has slipped on the Value Whisperer hat once again, sorting through the form to deliver her best…

Daily Racing Tips - Friday 13th March

12 Mar • Jared Timms

Check out our Daily Racing Tips for Friday 13th March below, including Cranbourne best bets! Cranbourne: Race 1 No. 3 Headbanger HEADBANGER is a fit horse and gets another great chance to win at Cranbourne this afternoon. Having broken her maiden in dominant fashion here two starts back, Headbanger took up the running at Flemington last time out and was ultimately knocked off in what was a race suited to swoopers. In peak order and back into a race of this quality, I think she’s well placed. Cranbourne R1 Open Race time: 3. Headbanger (4) J: Jordan Childs60kg 73215T: Grahame…

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

12 Mar • Lucy Henderson

It’s the final call for the $5 million dream! We’re breaking down the Pago Pago Stakes to see which juvenile giant is about to snatch a last-minute ticket to the Golden Slipper. Welcome back punters to final installment of the Lead-Up Lens tracking the best autumn prep races into the Group 1 majors. Shinzo (2023) was the last colt to complete Pago Pago / Golden Slipper double and this weekend we’ve got more exciting 2YOs to watch in the Group 3 as we count down to Slipper Day! The countdown is on to the world’s richest race for two-year-olds with…

Hendo's Hoodoos - Saturday's Best Omen Bets

12 Mar • Lucy Henderson

Chasing the best hoodoo bets for Saturday’s racing? Ladbrokes has your weekly omen plays sorted and this week we’re tapping into the luck of the Irish! We’re back with another round of Hendo’s Hoodoo Bets, where Ladbrokes’ own Value Whisperer, Lucy Henderson, swaps the roughies of Hendo’s Hopefuls for her gut‑driven omen plays right around the country this Saturday. Moving on from our footy-themed punts after the NRL and AFL have gotten their seasons underway, and this week we’re going green. While St. Patrick’s Day is officially Tuesday the 17th, this weekend is when the global celebrations and the “Irish…

Daily Racing Tips - Thursday 12th March

11 Mar • Jared Timms

Check out our Daily Racing Tips for Thursday 12th March below, featuring Newcastle best bets! Newcastle: Race 1 No. 4 Plume PLUME is third up and ready to win today at Newcastle. The Blue Point mare is yet to finish in the first three, but she has improved for both starts since debuting and has run into some decent horses in the process. With further improvement today, she can begin her journey through the grades. Newcastle R1 Open Race time: 4. Plume (4) J: Tyler Schiller57kg 45T: M, W & J Hawkes 2.35WIN 1.18PLACE Raced twice to date. When well…

Daily Racing Tips - Wednesday 11th March

10 Mar • Jared Timms

Check out our Daily Racing Tips for Wednesday March 11th below, featuring both Sandown best bets and Warwick Farm tips! Sandown: Race 3 No. 2 Xarpo XARPO was sent off a popular favourite in BM74 company at Caulfield Heath when resuming and didn’t disappoint, kicking clear to win by more than a length. She faces a rise in class this afternoon but is open to plenty of natural improvement and can go on with it. Sandown R3 Open Race time: 2. Xarpo (6) J: Ryan Houston58kg 822×1T: Simon Zahra 3.10WIN 1.75PLACE Second-up. First-up after five months favourite; won by 1.5…

Sandown Preview - Wednesday, 11th March

10 Mar • Ryan Cook

Sandown is again the focus in Victoria on Wednesday with eight races making up a bumper day of racing. The weather is fine and the track rated a Good 4, while it’s worth noting the rail is out a whopping 12m across the track. With another huge Saturday looming at Caulfield, Ryan Cook shares his thoughts on all eight races in his Sandown Hillside Preview and Best Bets down below. Race 1 – Sportsbet Jockey Watch Handicap (1000 METRES) No. 9 Brookelinda Very open race with most facing the starter for the first time. Confidence is low with most, but BROOKELINDA (9)…