EXPERT RACING TIPS: EAGLE FARM
Best Bets
Linton Chataway
BACK: 2. Acapulco Girl (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $2.00)
I think she will be the best horse to come out of this race however the 1200m could be short of her best.
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EAGLE FARM PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | WEDNESDAY JULY 23RD 2025
RAIL: +12m Entire TRACK: Soft 5
1. Casterly Rock
5. Gas Brigade
6. Atomic Gozen
7. Wimoweh
Betting Strategy
On exposed figures Casterly Rock looks like the most likely winner but can he be trusted after 13 starts without a maiden win?
3. Yoyo Yeezy
6. Equine Art
8. Immediate
9. Cryptic Beauty
Betting Strategy
Yoyo Yeezy was very well backed in a strong subsequent form race on debut. However the performance was a little disappointing so I am happy to watch and learn from this race.
4. Lone Artist
3. Rashford
5. Velozes
1. Jenchick Boom
Betting Strategy
With several winning chances engaged I don’t have a solid opinion on the race so I am happy to stay out.
5. Righteous Legend
11. Valencia Roc
3. Ready For The Trip
8. She’s Got Lyrics
Betting Strategy
LAY: 3. Ready For The Trip (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $6.00)
Was help up at a key moment last start however I don’t think he finished off the race as strong as he should have and this appears no easier.
1. Ecclestone
2. Anson Bay
6. King Of Minto
5. De Forza
Betting Strategy
With all of these horses running below their usual standards recently, I couldn’t find a confident bet to have in this race.
2. Acapulco Girl
1. Red Hot Lizzie
4. Magic Island
8. Divine Source
Betting Strategy
BACK: 2. Acapulco Girl (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $2.00)
I think she will be the best horse to come out of this race however the 1200m could be short of her best.
4. Surprise Honey
5. Jungle Law
3. Spirit Of Brodie
2. Tiger Tie
Betting Strategy
BACK: 4. Surprise Honey (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $3.20)
She produced a big overall figure to win two starts back and has won first up in the past. If she can produced a figure close to the performance two starts ago she will be very hard to beat here.
BACK: 5. Jungle Law (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $5.00)
Drawn well and has some solid form lines. He is yet to miss a place when first up and the booking of Maloney is a positive lead.
14. Lupine
1. Captain Fenkel
6. Miss Chenery
4. Victory Command
Betting Strategy
The top three in the market hardest to beat and I couldn’t split them.
EAGLE FARM TIPS
SUMMARY
Like Doomben, which is located on the other side of Nudgee Road, Eagle Farm Racecourse is owned and run by the Brisbane Racing Club (BRC). The Heritage-listed venue has been hosting race meetings since its establishment in 1863. Together with Doomben, Eagle Farm takes centre stage during the Queensland Winter Carnival, which is headlined by the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) each June. Stradbroke season is Queensland’s time to shine, and Betfair’s form analysts bring you the inside track with their Eagle Farm tips throughout the carnival. The 1400m track record at Eagle Farm was established by Toledo, who won the 1998 Stradbroke Handicap in a time of 1:20.2.
KEY EVENTS
The Stradbroke Handicap is Queensland’s most famous race, dating all the way back to 1890.
The race is named after Lord Stradbroke, whose relative Henry John Rous was the founder of racing’s weight-for-age scale. Interstate raiders have dominated the race in recent years, with Tofane (2021), Trekking (2019) and Santa Ana Lane (2018) adding their names to the roll call of Stradbroke champions. As well as the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap, Eagle Farm hosts four more Group 1s during the winter carnival: the Queensland Derby, Queensland Oaks, J.J. Atkins and the Tatts Tiara. For premium Eagle Farm tips on each meeting, the Betfair Hub is the place to go.
TRACK PROFILE
Due to its sand profile, Eagle Farm is one of the country’s fastest drying racetracks and can comfortably cope with large amounts of rainfall in the lead-up to race meetings. In fine weather the track can be very firm underfoot, with some horses struggling to let down on the surface.
The turf track is 28m wide, with a circumference of 2,027m. The long home straight of 434m gives horses a chance to run down the leaders, so jockeys riding for luck can often be seen charging home from the back of the pack. Whether it’s on-pace runners or late swoopers, Betfair’s tipsters study the form and bring you their Eagle Farm best bets today.
HISTORY
Racing at Eagle Farm was conducted by the Queensland Turf Club from 1863 until 2009, when it merged with the neighbouring Brisbane Turf Club to form the BRC. The Tattersalls Racing Club shares Eagle Farm with the BRC and holds one feature meeting each year in June as part of the winter carnival. The curtain came down on one of the greatest racing careers of all time at Eagle Farm in 1961, when Tulloch – trained by TJ Smith – won both the PJ O’Shea Stakes (now known as The Q22) and the Brisbane Cup. As part of the $1.2 billion development upgrade to the facilities at Eagle Farm and Doomben racecourses, a stabling precinct was constructed in the centre of the course which currently houses up to 600 horses. Eagle Farm trainers include Queensland’s leading trainer, Tony Gollan.
