Canterbury
Canterbury is a tight, city-side track in Sydney known for its strong leader bias, especially when the rail is out. The short straight means backmarkers need luck and perfect timing to be any chance. It’s a staple for Friday night racing, offering fast tempos and tactical duels. A tricky course for punters—but very rewarding when you read it right.
Caulfield
Caulfield, or “The Heath,” is a sharp-turning track that demands tactical speed and balance. Horses that travel well into the home corner often prove hard to catch. Rails-in-run can be golden on dry days, but wide barriers are no death sentence. Big fields and fast tempos make for thrilling, strategic racing.
Doomben
Doomben is a smaller, tighter track that often favours those on pace or sitting just off the speed. It’s known for its short straight, so making ground from the back is a challenge. Jockeys need to time runs perfectly or risk being caught wide and flat-footed. It’s a genuine speed course that suits fit, tough types.
Flemington
Flemington is the home of the Melbourne Cup and one of the most iconic racecourses in the world. It features a wide, spacious layout with a famous 450-metre straight that gives backmarkers a fair shot. Horses need stamina and timing to win here, especially when sweeping wide late. It's a track that rewards patience and class.
Gosford
Gosford is a tight-turning track located on the Central Coast of New South Wales. With a short straight and sharp final bend, it often favours leaders or horses that can position close to the speed. Timing is everything here—get caught wide or too far back and it's usually curtains. It’s a popular midweek venue with solid form lines for provincial punters.
Moonee Valley
The Valley is tight and tactical, with a short straight that demands momentum around the bend. Leaders and rails-in runners often get the advantage, especially under lights. The Cox Plate is its crown jewel – a race that rewards courage and clever rides. Barriers and early position are crucial here.
Morphettville
South Australia’s racing headquarters, Morphettville is a spacious, oval-shaped track with a nice long run home. It’s one of the fairest surfaces in the country, suiting horses from all positions. Wide barriers aren’t as punishing here, and tempo usually decides outcomes. A great venue for assessing pure form.
Randwick-Kensington
The Kensington track sits inside the main Randwick course and is slightly tighter with a shorter home straight. It typically favours on-pacers, especially when the rail is out or the surface is firm. Wet weather can turn it into a leader’s paradise, with inside lanes holding up well. It's a go-to for midweek city racing and a key form guide for emerging metro talent.
Randwick
Known as “Royal Randwick,” this Sydney track is a true test of toughness and balance. It features a testing rise over the final 300 metres that can bring favourites undone. Randwick suits strong finishers but plays fair with the right tempo. It's home to The Everest and many of Australia’s richest races.
Sandown
Sandown is a spacious, uphill-running track in Melbourne that really tests a horse’s stamina and balance. It features long straights and sweeping turns, giving every runner a fair chance, especially in staying races. There are two main circuits used—Hillside (wider, fairer) and Lakeside (tighter, more leader-friendly). It’s a punter’s favourite for reliable form and clean, tactical racing.
Rosehill
Rosehill features long straights and sweeping turns, and it’s often kinder to front-runners. It plays host to the Golden Slipper, so the focus here is on 2YO speed. The track tends to favour tempo over lane bias, though leaders can be hard to run down on firm ground. A consistent and fair venue when conditions are right.
Scone
Scone is a wide, modern country track regarded as one of the best racing surfaces in New South Wales. With its long straight and gentle turns, it gives every horse their chance, favouring strong closers just as much as front-runners. It’s home to the prestigious Scone Cup Carnival, which draws metro-level horses to the bush. The form out of Scone often holds up well at both provincial and city level.
Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast Turf Club at Caloundra features one of the longest home straights in Queensland racing. Its wide, spacious layout allows horses to fan wide and run on strongly, making it a haven for backmarkers. It's known for fair racing and holds up well in all weather, including night racing under lights. A key testing ground for Brisbane-bound gallopers and a punter’s favourite for clean form.
Warwick Farm
Tucked into Sydney’s south-west, Warwick Farm is a tighter track that rewards horses with tactical speed and good positioning. The home straight isn’t long, so getting into the race early is critical—especially on firm ground. Inside draws and on-pace runners often get the edge here. It’s a key metro venue for midweek racing and a reliable guide to upcoming Saturday-class horses.
Wyong
Wyong is a tight, turning track on the Central Coast that heavily favours front-runners and those on the rails. With its short straight and sharp final bend, backmarkers often struggle to make up ground unless the tempo is brutal. It’s a track where race tactics and early positioning are everything. A popular provincial venue that regularly produces live chances for metro success.