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Sunshine Coast track guide

Sunshine Coast is a right-handed provincial track in Queensland with a 1,967m circuit and a home straight of about 400m. We have tipped 585 races here since January 2025.

Right-handed1,967m circuit400m straightTurf

Races613since January 2025

Favourites won37%

Meetings83we have tipped

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About Sunshine Coast

Favourites have won 37% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.

By distance

Distance	Races	Favourites won
≤1100m	164	39%
1101–1300m	120	38%
1301–1600m	170	35%
1601–2000m	59	41%
2001m+	28	36%

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	164	0.99×	1.09×	0.85×
1101–1300m	120	1.22×	0.91×	0.78×
1301–1600m	170	1.18×	0.82×	0.98×
1601–2000m	59	1.05×	0.83×	1.19×
2001m+	28	1.03×	0.94×	1.03×

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	142	21%	37%	20%	21%
1101–1300m	106	14%	32%	37%	17%
1301–1600m	135	12%	22%	41%	24%
1601–2000m	50	16%	32%	26%	26%
2001m+	23	17%	17%	30%	35%

By track condition

Going	Races	Favourites won
Good	150	41%
Soft	386	36%
Heavy	37	32%

Leading jockeys and trainers

Jockeys

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
Ben E Thompson	39	181	22%
Angela Jones	26	128	20%
Jag Guthmann-Chester	22	145	15%
Ryan Maloney	21	124	17%
Michael Rodd	21	137	15%

Trainers

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
S W Kendrick	42	401	10%
Jack Bruce	40	223	18%
Billy Healey	27	172	16%
Matthew Hoysted	26	120	22%
David Vandyke	26	127	20%

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