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Sandown races in Australia<\/strong> take place at Sandown Racecourse in south-east Melbourne, Victoria, all year round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is one of the premier Victorian racing venues with significant thoroughbred racing first held there in June of 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The redevelopment allowed for the MRC to increase the number of race meetings at Sandown each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Racing at Sandown <\/strong>is headlined by the spring\u2019s Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) for end-of-season stayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandown Racecourse<\/strong> is one of Australia\u2019s most popular racing venues and should not be confused with Sandown Park Racecourse in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandown Australian racing tips <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zipping Classic Day at Sandown<\/strong> takes place annually on a Saturday in late November or early December at the tail end of the famous Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Racing on Zipping Classic Day <\/strong>is led by the Zipping Classic which serves as a nice target for Caulfield and Melbourne Cup type horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Punters tips for Sandown racing<\/strong>, betting selections and odds on events that take place at the MRC operated track are updated weekly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The major Sandown horse racing tips<\/strong> are those on the Saturday races held at either the Lakeside or Hillside track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandown betting markets<\/strong> are also available on mid-week fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are lots of mid-week Sandown tips available <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melbourne\u2019s other notable racecourses include Flemington and Moonee Valley \u2013 hosts to the Group 1 Melbourne Cup<\/a><\/strong> (2400m) on the first Tuesday of November and the Group 1 Cox Plate<\/a><\/strong> (2040m) in October respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest Sandown racing tips and betting odds are available here at the TAB NZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to know if there is horse racing at Sandown today? <\/strong>Visit our racing home page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandown Racing Carnivals | Sandown Races<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Race tipping at Sandown<\/strong> really gets heated during the two major racing carnivals – the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival and the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of those, the spring attracts the most interest and key Group races for punters tips at Sandown especially on Zipping Classic Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registered as the Sandown Classic, the race is currently named in honour of the event\u2019s historic four-time champion Zipping (2007-10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandown race tips on events including the Zipping Classic are provided by our racing experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zipping Classic Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zipping Classic Day racing <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Zipping Classic takes place over 2400m and is a weight-for-age event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been run and won since 1888.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zipping Classic tips and Zipping Classic odds are available in advance of the big day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandown tips for the other Zipping Classic Day races are also available at the TAB NZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sandown Form Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Sandown form guides include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n