Mornington Tips, Race News, Betting and More

Mornington Racecourse is located in Southern Victoria and takes around 50 minutes to get there by car from the CBD. While the track might not be one of the most popular in the state, it is an award-winning racecourse that features quality racing throughout the year. 

Facilities at the track are also top-notch and there is just a 210m straight, which has a slight uphill climb but doesn’t really have a major impact on the runners. You’ll usually see Mornington race tips for runners who are looking to head to some of the more metropolitan tracks, to chase bigger riches.

Whenever there is racing at Mornington, all the best betting sites in the country will open markets. You are truly spoiled for choice in Australia and if you’re in the market for a new bookie to bet with after you’ve got your Mornington tips for today, we’ve got a couple of suggestions that you should check out as a starting point.

Your Mornington betting strategy doesn’t have to be too complex. In fact, it usually simply revolves around the bet type you are going to use for the race. There are plenty of horse racing tips out there, like the ones here at OnlyRacing that cover different bet types, so you can find a strategy most suitable for you.

Trifecta

The Trifecta is a great option if you are looking for something a little more exotic in your Mornington races tips. It’s not too difficult to understand, but it can be difficult to land. For the Trifecta, you need to pick the horses that will finish in the top three in any race.

The horses you pick in the top three need to finish in the correct order as well, adding a little more difficulty to the bet. However, you can also add more than three runners to your bet, so you have more opportunity to land the Trifecta. 

Exacta

The Exacta is another much-loved bet type by horse racing bettors. For the Exacta, you need to pick the top two finishers in any race at Mornington Racecourse, in the correct order. So, it is pretty much exactly like the Trifecta, you just have one less horse to pick.

Again, like the Trifecta, you can add more than two horses to the bet. While adding more horses will increase your chances of the bet hitting, you also decrease your odds. For this bet type, it is a good idea to wait for a race where you think you have a good chance of two horses you like finishing in the top two.

Quadrella 

A Quadrella, also known as a Quaddie, almost always features in our best bets each week. A Quaddie is very difficult to land and some go throughout their entire lives never landing a Quaddie. However, if you can land one, there is a significant payday in your future.

If you’ve found Mornington race tips for a Quaddie, it will involve picking the winner of four pre-nominated (and consecutive) races on the card. Picking one winner is hard enough, but having to pick four, you can see why not many people manage to land a Quaddie in their lives.

Mornington Racecourse is operated by the Mornington Racing Club and was formed in 1899. Racing was established in 1909 on the Mornington Peninsula and remained there consistently, even throughout the two World Wars.

It didn’t take long, only a decade, for Mornington Racecourse to be acknowledged as one of the best racecourses outside of Melbourne. In 1947, after the track was used as a World War II army base, local racing was re-established by Sir Reginald Ansett.

Ansett chaired a company that bought the track and building, the company then leased it to the Mornington Racing Club. After Ansett’s passing in 1981, the track held the R M Ansett Stakes for the first time. In 2004, some two decades after Ansett’s passing, the R M Ansett Grandstand was opened. 

There is a lot of quality racing that takes place at Mornington Racecourse each year, but there is one race in particular that stands out from the rest and it is one of the richest horse races in country Victoria:

• Mornington Cup

Mornington Racecourse has a unique track layout and this means it is important to look into the race distance to see how aspects like the barrier draw will impact how the race shakes out. We’ve put together a quick race distance guide for all the common race distances at Mornington:

Country racing doesn’t really get much better than at Mornington and you can see for yourself the layout of the track:

If you want to get in touch with Mornington Racecourse, here are the key details you should know:

For those located in and around Melbourne’s CBD, it is going to take you a little longer to get out to Mornington Racecourse compared to the biggest tracks in the state. If you are driving, you should take the M1/ Eastline or the Nepean Highway and it takes about 50 minutes. When you get there, free parking is available.

You can also take public transport and complementary buses are leaving Frankston Station in the morning and returning again in the evening. Otherwise, you can catch the train, the Frankston line from Flinders Street Station or the Queenscliff-Sorrento Ferry. There is also a taxi rank and an Uber public car park as well.