EXPERT RACING TIPS: EAGLE FARM
Best Bets
Linton Chataway
BACK: 9. Sweet Hesitation (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.40)
Well backed on debut and resumes with some key gear changes after trialling well. Drawn well she will be hard to get past in the straight.
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Linton Chataway
LAY: 4. First Man (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $7.00)
Racing well but I am against the horse being able to win two in a row and straight from maiden grade into this much tougher class 1 race.
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EAGLE FARM PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | WEDNESDAY JULY 2ND 2025
RAIL: +9m Entire TRACK: Soft 6 improving
2. Special Artist
3. Varejao
7. Ekhidna
9. Ready For Zion
Betting Strategy
In an open 2yo race I can’t find an edge so I am happy to stay out.
9. Sweet Hesitation
4. Strike Weapon
3. Ruthven Rush
7. Kachi
Betting Strategy
BACK: 9. Sweet Hesitation (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.40)
Well backed on debut and resumes with some key gear changes after trialling well. Drawn well she will be hard to get past in the straight.
1. Brazen Act
3. Ten Good Reasons
4. Boom Break
8. Shanidar
Betting Strategy
BACK: 1. Brazen Act (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $4.40)
Likely came to end of prep last start but if you judge him on the Magic Millions maiden run he should be winning this.
3. Ecclestone
2. Port Erin
6. Indaza
8. Miss Personality
Betting Strategy
BACK: 3. Ecclestone (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $4.40)
Has been jumping out well for his return, expect him to land forward and if replicates jump out form he will be in the finish.
5. Twigman
1. Grinzinger Knight
2. Chayse ‘n’ Artie
7. Heika
Betting Strategy
Fave will be hard to beat for an in form stable however this is a middle distance race where they all tend to mix their form so I am happy to stay out.
10. November Sun
4. Facundo
3. Heavenly Impact
1. Estrondo
Betting Strategy
BACK: 10. November Sun (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.00)
She just missed last start when it took a big performance to get beaten. She will be at peak fitness now and looks well placed in this field.
1. Weigall Tiger
3. Volcanic Love
5. Give Giggles
10. Bindi’s Choice
Betting Strategy
With several runners currently mixing their form, I found it hard to line them up and feel anyone of them could return to the winners circle here.
4. Celestial Fury
9. Flywheel
6. Rock Hard Love
7. Boondocks
Betting Strategy
In an open race I have no strong opinion so happy to stay out.
7. Simply Fun
3. Starlight Nation
12. Victory Flame
4. First Man
Betting Strategy
LAY: 4. First Man (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $7.00)
Racing well but I am against the horse being able to win two in a row and straight from maiden grade into this much tougher class 1 race.
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.
