EXPERT RACING TIPS: EAGLE FARM
Best Bets
Linton Chataway
BACK: 3. Free Carry (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at $1.90)
After an impressive win first up where he set a fast pace almost 6 lengths above average to the 600m, he was able to sustain that speed at the end and if he can hold that level or slightly regress, he can still win at a distance he has won at in the past.
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Linton Chataway
LAY: 7. Give Giggles (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $4.00)
Has been racing well however there looks to be more pressure in this race and looking at recent starts her worst performances have been when in fast races.
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EAGLE FARM PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | SATURDAY AUGUST 30TH 2025
RAIL: +0.5m Entire TRACK: Good 4
8. Vindicta
10. Stanislaus
11. Arisphere
1. Flaming Conquest
Betting Strategy
Vindicta a good chance to go back-to-back however is the right price so I am happy to stay out.
1. Hype
2. The Right Way
5. Kirkeby
4. Barazin
Betting Strategy
The top two saddlecloths look hardest to beat here.
1. Cavalry Man
9. Ready For The Trip
8. Moon Sweeper
2. Astra Star
Betting Strategy
I was keen for a small back bet on Wowzino, however has been scratched race morning.
4. Cyber City
1. Whispering Rogue
2. Benefitsofmine
7. Lonesome Soul
Betting Strategy
Cyber City brings the best last start overall figure to this, and it was a big winning margin, however he has always had big starting prices to date and the switch to Eagle Farm could be a challenge.
3. Free Carry
2. Battleton
1. Cunnamulla Fella
8. Kind Gesture
Betting Strategy
BACK: 3. Free Carry (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at $1.90)
After an impressive win first up where he set a fast pace almost 6 lengths above average to the 600m, he was able to sustain that speed at the end and if he can hold that level or slightly regress, he can still win at a distance he has won at in the past.
10. Town Crier
4. Battlefield
2. Warby
7. Give Giggles
Betting Strategy
LAY: 7. Give Giggles (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $4.00)
Has been racing well however there looks to be more pressure in this race and looking at recent starts her worst performances have been when in fast races.
3. Amur
7. Queen Air
10. Bullion Boy
1. Ducasse
Betting Strategy
In a race with several winning chances, I do not have a strong opinion, so I am happy to stay out.
16. Alectrona
13. Sultry Siren
7. Keitel
5. Tonneofgrit
Betting Strategy
BACK: 16. Alectrona (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $4.60)
Good last start carrying 60kg in a strong class 3. Drops 5kg for this with jockey Martin Harley sticking and the step up in distance looks suitable where she has a solid record at the trip 9: 2-3-1.
4. Ouroboros
5. Caspernova
12. Shot Of Whiskey
8. I See You Coming
Betting Strategy
In an open sprint race I don’t have a solid opinion, so I am happy to stay out.
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.
