Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 04/01/25

Matt Abrahams
By: Matt Abrahams
03/01/2025
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Follow along with me for the best free horse racing tips on race day! Saturday's racing action takes us to Geelong and Randwick and I have found a best bet for you at betting sites in Australia. There's also a juicy roughie to get on board. I like the look of Haraldus at Geelong in Race 6. Also, for my roughie bet, I've got my eye on Autumnmation in Race 6 at Randwick. The track at Geelong is looking in good condition, it's rated a good 4 for race day on Saturday. At Randwick, the track conditions should be nice for race day, it's a good 4 rating at the moment. Let's get into it!

Best Tip: Haraldus #10 Geelong R6

In its last race on December 15 at Bendigo, he surged to the front, winning by 0.2 lengths. He carried 58.5kg and managed to beat Make It Sweet (60kg), which was quite impressive, especially at $1.85 odds. So, it's definitely in top form right now. Before that, Haraldus finished first at Caulfield Heath in a BM64 on November 28, 2024, over 1200m. Should enjoy the distance (1400m). Has had success before in dry conditions so the track conditions should suit. Seems like it should run well and should be a solid bet for punters.

BookmakerOdds
$2.30
$2.30
QuestBet  logo$2.30

Best Roughie: Autumnmation #12 Randwick R6

Last race, placed 3rd of 7 at Canterbury in a BM72 over 1550m, just 1.7 lengths behind Frankly Elegant (59.5kg) carrying 59kg at $5.00. Should enjoy the 1600m trip on Saturday. She’s racing well this prep and she usually likes running third-up. Nice odds for an each-way bet.

BookmakerOdds
$10.00
$10.00
QuestBet  logo$10.00

Stats and Insights

  • The Geelong course proper is known as a track that gives every horse its chance as the circumference is 2043 metres with a straight distance of 400 metres. Randwick is a very wide track with a good run-in that makes it one of the fairest tracks around. It’s hard to say backmarkers are advantaged, but they are the closest thing to advantaged at Randwick Racecourse.
  • R6 Geelong - Haraldus holds a 60% win percentage.and a 80% place career percentage.
  • R6 Randwick - During her racing career, Autumnmation holds a 12.5% win percentage. Autumnmation has a 75% place career percentage as well.

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Hi, I'm Matt and I've been writing about sports and racing since 2016. Over the years, I've provided betting tips for some of the top companies such as Sportsbet, William Hill, PlayUp and many more. This includes a wide range of different sports such as AFL, NRL, NBA, NFL, BBL, MLB and Horse Racing. I'm currently involved in horse racing shares with Viva Racing and I work with thoroughbredsales.com.au - a leading racehorse website directory in Australia. My betting strategy generally looks at trends and following the best jockeys in the country. Outside of writing, you can find me playing social Cricket and Tennis or watching sports. Can't wait to nail those winning picks!