Ascot Racecourse 

Ascot Races & Tips

Ascot racing tips in Australia for the major Perth races – including the summer’s Perth Cup on New Year’s Day – are sought after by keen punters and racing fans who are looking to bet with confidence using insider race previews and predictions.

There are around 92 race meetings conducted annually by Perth Racing – formerly the Western Australian Turf Club and WA’s only metropolitan racing club – with events held at Ascot and Belmont Park racecourses.

We have Ascot tips today, form and betting odds available now on every horse race held at the esteemed Western Australian racing venue.

Ascot Tips & Odds

Tips on the latest Ascot races, upcoming Ascot betting features like the Perth Cup, and Saturday racing tips for Ascot are all available at the TAB NZ.

We provide exclusive Ascot betting insights for every Ascot race meeting in Australia to help you place winning Ascot racing tips.

Whether it is a Group racing market you want the Ascot racing tips for or another Ascot race fixture in Perth, we have you covered.

Ascot tipping includes the best horses form-wise to bet on in each race taking into account Ascot race statistics.

When tipping at Ascot and doing the Ascot race tips for Australia, it is essential to look at horses proven at the Perth race tracks in Western Australia.

Ascot tips also take into account the current Ascot track conditions and rail position.

Looking for Ascot tips today? Visit our TAB NZ racing blog.

Ascot Racing Previews

Ascot Racing Odds

Daily Ascot Tips

Ascot races in Australia take place at Ascot Racecourse in Perth in Western Australia, all year round.

Racing at Ascot has been conducted since 1848 with the course lovingly referred to by Australian racing fans as the “grand old lady” of racecourses down under. 

They are headlined by the Group 1 races and the hugely popular Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) conducted in January during the summer racing season, along with the richest race held in Western Australia – the A$5 million The Quokka (1200m) slot race run in the autumn. 

Ascot Racecourse is Western Australia’s leading racing venue and is located approximately eight kilometres east of the state’s capital, Perth. 

Ascot race tips for events like the Perth Cup and other Group status races held at the course across the year are readily available at the TAB NZ. 

Perth Cup Day at Ascot traditionally takes place annually on New Year’s Day. 

Racing on Perth Cup Day is led by the time-honoured Perth Cup for the summer stayers which is the most famous of Australia’s summer horse races. 

Punters tips for Ascot racing, betting selections and odds on events that take place at the Perth Racing operated track are updated weekly.

The major Ascot horse racing tips are those on the Saturday races held on the course proper. 

Ascot betting markets are also available on any mid-week fixture taking place at the Ascot race track.

Western Australia’s other notable racecourse is Belmont Park – home to events including the Group 3 Roma Cup, Group 3 Belmont Sprint, Group 3 Hyperion Stakes, and Group 3 Strickland Stakes over the winter. 

The latest Ascot racing tips and betting odds are available here at the TAB NZ. 

The TAB NZ racing blog has all the expert Ascot tips, Saturday previews, Perth racing markets for Ascot, betting odds and form on the major stakes events run at the course.

Want to know if there is horse racing at Ascot in Australia today? Visit our racing home page. 

Ascot Racing Carnivals | Ascot Races

Race tipping at Ascot really gets heated during the Perth Spring – Summer Racing Carnival now known as The Pinnacles. 

Spring and summer racing in WA attracts the most interest and key races for punters tips at Ascot especially on the Group 1 race days and Perth Cup Day. 

The Pinnacles is the only single-track racing carnival in the world featuring a Group 1 thoroughbred event worth A$1.5 million or more on three straight Saturdays. 

Ascot tips on the five consecutive Saturday Perth racing meetings held from mid-November until mid-December attract plenty of interest with over A$10.5 million in prize money offered across the festival for the winning horses and their connections. 

Expert Ascot horse racing tips centre around the leading locally-trained stars with Perth horses dominating the markets and results. 

The summer racing events held at Ascot are led by the track’s most celebrated thoroughbred race – the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) – despite it not currently holding Group 1 status.  

The other Ascot races worth getting our expert Perth race tips for over the summer are the trio of elite level features – the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m), Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m), and Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) held between November and December. 

The spring – summer Ascot tipping action also features betting on The Gold Rush in mid-December, an A$1.5 million weight-for-age event first run in 2022. 

Ascot race tips over the summer season are dominated by the state’s best horses and any interstate raiders making the trip over off a spring lead-up in either Sydney or Melbourne. 

Outside of the summer, Ascot racing is headlined by the A$5 million The Quokka (1200m) which is a slot-race held for the first time in April of 2023. 

The Quokka follows on from Sydney’s A$20 million The Everest slot race run in the spring and is currently Australia’s fifth richest horse race. 

Ascot racing over the autumn for The Quokka Carnival also features the Group 2 Karrakatta Plate for two-year-old horses. 

With the introduction of The Quokka buy-in race, the WA Autumn Racing Carnival is quickly building in popularity and prestige opening up lots of top Ascot betting opportunities for punters. 

Other Ascot autumn racing tips centre around events including the Group 2 WATC Derby (2400m) for three-year-old stayers, the fillies facing off in the Group 3 WA Oaks (2400m), and the Group 3 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). 

Like all of Australia’s key racecourses, Ascot is also host to a major race meeting on the first Tuesday of November for Melbourne Cup Day at Ascot which is considered Perth’s biggest Cup Day party! 

Ascot race tips on events including The Quokka, Perth Cup, Winterbottom Stakes, Railway Stakes, and Northerly Stakes are provided by our racing experts. 

Perth Cup Day 

Perth Cup Day racing features the Perth Cup for long-distance stayers, an event currently worth A$1 million that attracts a field of mainly local summer horses.

The Perth Cup, first held in 1887, takes place over 2400m and is a handicap event.

Perth Cup tips and Perth Cup odds are available in advance of the big day. 

Visit us at the TAB NZ for all the latest Ascot tips on the Perth Cup and updated Perth Cup odds on the next Perth Cup winner! 

Ascot Form Guide 

We offer a complete Ascot form guide and expert analysis on every race at every meeting in addition to insider Ascot Australian horse racing tips and betting odds. 

Our Ascot form guides include: 

• Race previews and predictions
• Racing analysis on the event and runners 
• Previous runs, barrier trials and lead-up statistics 
• Key information on all horses in all races like trainer and jockey form
• Runner commentary 

Whether you are just starting out tipping horse races at Ascot or you are an expert Ascot tipster, our form guide gives you all the statistics and information you need to make a smart bet on the Ascot races in Australia. 

Ascot Racecourse Track & Venue

As well as hosting Perth’s most popular horse races including the Perth Cup, Ascot Racecourse is also a top-class training facility and classy functions venue. 

Ascot features a number of premier areas to enjoy the Ascot races from including trackside parties, long lunches and entertainment rooms for VIP events. 

Ascot Racecourse has been the home course for a number of turf heroes over the years including, most famously, dual Cox Plate champion Northerly. Racegoers to Ascot can marvel at the commemorative statue of the “Fighting Tiger” next to Flametree Lawn. 

Travel and parking to get to the Ascot for the racing is easy with both public and members’ parking available as well as various methods of public transport. 

There is a dress code when going to the racing at Ascot and plenty of style guides on what to wear to Perth Cup Day. 

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