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Group 1 tips & betting previews

Follow our free horse racing tips as our tipsters point you in the direction of winning bets and value predictions for all Group 1 races in Australia.

For every elite level race each weekend, including betting tips for the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate, our tipsters analyse the Group 1 from a number of angles to come up with value tips, each-way selections and roughies who could cause an upset.

We look at the form, history, barrier draws and speed maps to come up with our strategic bets on Group 1 and assess the betting odds to ensure we are getting the best value.

Next Group 1 races

Sat 14 Nov C.F. Orr Stakes Sandown · 1400m · VIC 6 days
Sat 21 Nov Railway Stakes Ascot · 1600m · WA 13 days
Sat 28 Nov Winterbottom Stakes Ascot · 1200m · WA 20 days
Sat 5 Dec Northerly Stakes Ascot · 1800m · WA 4 weeks
Sat 20 Mar Golden Slipper Stakes Rosehill · 1200m · NSW 19 weeks

The full Group 1 calendar

This season

Group 1 preview 7 Nov

Champions Stakes

Cosmic Crusader has started twice at Flemington and won both, for $4,450,000, and he goes into the Champions…

Group 1 preview 7 Nov

VRC Champions Mile

Autumn Glow is the horse the Champions Mile is built around. She comes in with three wins from…

Group 1 preview 7 Nov

Darley Champions Sprint

Tempted goes into the Champions Sprint on a run of six straight wins, and the last two were…

Group 1 preview 5 Nov

VRC Oaks

Proxima Dea comes into the Crown Oaks with five straight wins, and the three of them in the…

Group 1 preview 3 Nov

Melbourne Cup

So You Are comes into the Melbourne Cup on four straight wins, and that is the form to…

Group 1 preview 31 Oct

Golden Eagle

Sheza Alibi goes into the Golden Eagle with the profile every four-year-old in this field would want. She…

Group 1 preview 31 Oct

Coolmore Stud Stakes

The Coolmore Stud Stakes jumps at 3:40PM as Race 6 at Flemington, 1200m down the straight for three…

Group 1 preview 31 Oct

Empire Rose Stakes

The Empire Rose Stakes is Race 8 at Flemington, 1600m for fillies and mares at 5:00PM, and no…

Group 1 preview 31 Oct

Victoria Derby

The Victoria Derby is Race 7 at Flemington, jumping at 4:20PM over 2500m, and like every Derby it…

Group 1 preview 24 Oct

Spring Champion Stakes

The 2026 Spring Champion Stakes, Race 7 at Randwick at 4:00PM over 2000m, comes down to a rematch.…

Group 1 preview 24 Oct

W. S. Cox Plate

Warwoven arrives at the Cox Plate on a three-race winning streak, having won the Run To The Rose,…

Group 1 preview 17 Oct

King Charles III Stakes

The King Charles III Stakes over 1600m at 5:35PM is down to five runners after the scratching of…

Group 1 preview 17 Oct

The Everest

Twelve go around in The Tab Everest at 4:15PM over 1200m on a Soft Randwick track, and the…

Group 1 preview 17 Oct

Caulfield Cup

Cosmic Crusader goes into this year’s Caulfield Cup as the most consistent stayer in the race. Since mid-July…

Group 1 preview 17 Oct

The Thousand Guineas

Saintly Dancer is the form line that ties this year’s Thousand Guineas together. Pretty Baby beat Saintly Dancer…

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