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Tauranga track guide
Tauranga is a metropolitan track in New Zealand. We have tipped 70 races here since June 2025.
About Tauranga
Favourites have won 29% of races here, fewer than the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
27% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: speed is an advantage here.
In races of 1101 to 1300m (35 here), barriers 9 and wider have won only 46% of their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 35 | 29% |
| 1301–1600m | 50 | 24% |
| 2001m+ | 19 | 42% |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 35 | 1.23× | 1.12× | 0.46× |
| 1301–1600m | 50 | 1.13× | 1.22× | 0.65× |
| 2001m+ | 19 | 2.00× | 0.29× | 0.45× |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 14 | 36% | 36% | 7% | 21% |
| 1301–1600m | 15 | 20% | 7% | 47% | 27% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 22% |
| Soft | 23 | 22% |
| Heavy | 38 | 37% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Grylls | 9 | 33 | 27% |
| Samantha Collett | 8 | 49 | 16% |
| George Rooke | 5 | 29 | 17% |
| Warren Kennedy | 5 | 31 | 16% |
| Jasmine Fawcett | 5 | 40 | 13% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| S B Marsh | 14 | 72 | 19% |
| Andrew Forsman | 7 | 27 | 26% |
| Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson | 7 | 41 | 17% |
| A W Pike | 6 | 24 | 25% |
| L O'sullivan & A Scott | 5 | 61 | 8% |
Recent meetings
Sat 31 Oct
2026Good 3 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sun 12 July
2026Heavy 10 · 6 races
Tips and results ›Sat 27 June
2026Heavy 10 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Fri 29 May
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 14 Mar
2026Heavy 8 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Thu 5 Feb
2026Soft 5 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Thu 8 Jan
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sun 6 July
2025Heavy 10 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Before the races, not after
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