New South Wales · country racecourse
Wagga track guide
Wagga is a right-handed country track in New South Wales with a 2,200m circuit and a home straight of about 420m. We have tipped 185 races here since April 2025.
About Wagga
Favourites have won 36% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
Only 14% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: horses can win from further back here.
In races up to 1100m (43 here), barriers 1–4 have won 1.3 times their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 43 | 40% |
| 1101–1300m | 71 | 37% |
| 1301–1600m | 75 | 36% |
| 1601–2000m | 19 | 32% |
Barriers
Wins against a fair share: 1.00× is what a random draw would give, above it the draw has helped.
| Distance | Races | Barriers 1–4 | Barriers 5–8 | Barriers 9+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 43 | 1.32× | 0.73× | 0.84× |
| 1101–1300m | 71 | 1.13× | 1.08× | 0.81× |
| 1301–1600m | 75 | 0.95× | 1.20× | 0.85× |
| 1601–2000m | 19 | 1.01× | 1.20× | 0.69× |
Where winners raced
Where each winner settled in the run, as a share of the winners at that distance.
| Distance | Winners | Led | On pace | Midfield | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 38 | 16% | 42% | 24% | 18% |
| 1101–1300m | 58 | 10% | 28% | 43% | 19% |
| 1301–1600m | 62 | 18% | 26% | 26% | 31% |
| 1601–2000m | 17 | 6% | 41% | 47% | 6% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 111 | 36% |
| Soft | 37 | 41% |
| Heavy | 54 | 35% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Boudvillain | 18 | 121 | 15% |
| Nick Heywood | 12 | 71 | 17% |
| Jeff Penza | 10 | 96 | 10% |
| Jason Lyon | 9 | 66 | 14% |
| John Kissick | 7 | 38 | 18% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Gorrel | 14 | 94 | 15% |
| Danielle Seib | 10 | 44 | 23% |
| Michael Travers | 9 | 125 | 7% |
| Luke Pepper | 8 | 44 | 18% |
| Matthew Dale | 8 | 49 | 16% |
Recent meetings
Fri 30 Oct
2026Good 4 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 17 Oct
2026Good 4 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Mon 28 Sept
2026Good 4 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Sat 19 Sept
2026Good 4 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Thu 27 Aug
2026Heavy 10 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Mon 20 July
2026Heavy 8 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Mon 6 July
2026Heavy 9 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sun 21 June
2026Heavy 10 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Before the races, not after
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