Sandown Racecourse

Sandown Races & Tips

Sandown race tips for the major Melbourne races – including the popular Zipping Classic in November – are sought after by many keen punters and racing fans.

There are around 40 race meetings conducted annually by the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) at Sandown Racecourse.

We have Sandown tips today, form and betting odds available now on every horse race held at the track that goes by various titles depending on the naming rights of the current sponsors.

Sandown Tips & Odds

Tips on the latest Sandown races, upcoming Sandown betting features like the Zipping Classic, and Sandown tips today are all available at the TAB NZ.

We provide exclusive Sandown tips and betting insights for every Sandown race meeting.

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

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

When tipping at Sandown and doing the Sandown tips for the mid-week and Saturday races it is essential to look at horses proven the Melbourne way of racing.

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

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

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Daily Sandown Tips

Sandown races in Australia take place at Sandown Racecourse in south-east Melbourne, Victoria, all year round.

It is one of the premier Victorian racing venues with significant thoroughbred racing first held there in June of 1965.

Following a major redevelopment in October of 2001 there are two turf tracks on the site, the outer known as Sandown Hillside and inner known as Sandown Lakeside.

The redevelopment allowed for the MRC to increase the number of race meetings at Sandown each year.

Racing at Sandown is headlined by the spring’s Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) for end-of-season stayers.

Sandown Racecourse is one of Australia’s most popular racing venues and should not be confused with Sandown Park Racecourse in the United Kingdom.

Sandown Australian racing tips for events like the Zipping Classic and the other Group status races held on the course across the year are readily available at the TAB NZ.

Zipping Classic Day at Sandown takes place annually on a Saturday in late November or early December at the tail end of the famous Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Racing on Zipping Classic Day is led by the Zipping Classic which serves as a nice target for Caulfield and Melbourne Cup type horses.

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

The major Sandown horse racing tips are those on the Saturday races held at either the Lakeside or Hillside track.

Sandown betting markets are also available on mid-week fixtures.

There are lots of mid-week Sandown tips available with the course host to the majority of the non-Saturday fixtures as the MRC traditionally keeps the bigger races and Saturday events for sister track Caulfield.

Melbourne’s other notable racecourses include Flemington and Moonee Valley – hosts to the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (2400m) on the first Tuesday of November and the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) in October respectively.

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

The TAB NZ racing blog has all the expert Sandown tips, racing previews, betting odds and form on the major stakes events run on the course.

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

Sandown Racing Carnivals | Sandown Races

Race tipping at Sandown really gets heated during the two major racing carnivals – the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival and the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Of those, the spring attracts the most interest and key Group races for punters tips at Sandown especially on Zipping Classic Day.

The spring racing events held at Sandown are led by the Group 1 A$750,000 Zipping Classic (2400m) in late November or early December.

Registered as the Sandown Classic, the race is currently named in honour of the event’s historic four-time champion Zipping (2007-10).

The Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) run in late September at Sandown Hillside is another big event worth getting our expert Sandown race tips for in the spring.

Sandown race tips on events including the Zipping Classic are provided by our racing experts.

Zipping Classic Day

Zipping Classic Day racing features the Zipping Classic race for stayers, an event worth A$750,000 in stakes that attracts a field of local and international champions that may have come via an earlier run in the iconic Melbourne Cup field.

The Zipping Classic takes place over 2400m and is a weight-for-age event.

It has been run and won since 1888.

Zipping Classic tips and Zipping Classic odds are available in advance of the big day.

Sandown tips for the other Zipping Classic Day races are also available at the TAB NZ.

The other key Sandown races on the Zipping Classic Day card include Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m), Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1300m), Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m), and the Group 3 Summoned Stakes (1500m).

Visit us at the TAB NZ for all the latest Sandown tips on the Zipping Classic and updated Zipping Classic odds on the next Zipping Classic winner!

Sandown Form Guide

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

Our Sandown 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 Sandown or you are an expert Sandown tipster, our form guide gives you all the statistics and information you need to make a smart bet on the Sandown races.

Sandown Racecourse Track & Venue

As well as hosting some of Australia’s most popular horse races including the Zipping Classic, Sandown Racecourse is also a notable entertainment and functions venue.

As well as being host to the popular Zipping Classic Day spring carnival meeting, Sandown is also home to a world-class motorcar racing circuit and plenty of space to host private exhibitions and events.

Travel and parking to get to Sandown for the racing is easy with free on course parking available as well as various methods of public transport.

There is a dress code when going to the racing at Sandown and plenty of style guides on what to wear to Zipping Classic Day.

When attending the Sandown races there are many fantastic bars and restaurants offering great dining options including the Let’s Elope Restaurant.

Sandown Racecourse also hosts Clip Clop Club Family Days.

Other major metropolitan race tracks in Victoria include Flemington, Moonee Valley and Caulfield.

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