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Ballarat Synthetic track guide
Ballarat Synthetic is a synthetic country track in Victoria. We have tipped 249 races here since June 2025.
About Ballarat Synthetic
Favourites have won 41% of races here, more than the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
In races of 1101 to 1300m (67 here), barriers 9 and wider have won only 69% of their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 68 | 50% |
| 1101–1300m | 67 | 42% |
| 1301–1600m | 85 | 40% |
| 2001m+ | 29 | 24% |
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 | 68 | 1.04× | 0.97× | 1.05× |
| 1101–1300m | 67 | 0.93× | 1.27× | 0.69× |
| 1301–1600m | 85 | 0.90× | 0.92× | 1.26× |
| 2001m+ | 29 | 0.70× | 0.88× | 1.79× |
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 | 63 | 27% | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| 1101–1300m | 63 | 16% | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| 1301–1600m | 79 | 15% | 27% | 41% | 18% |
| 2001m+ | 25 | 12% | 12% | 32% | 44% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Synthetic | 249 | 41% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Allen | 33 | 149 | 22% |
| Harry Coffey | 25 | 112 | 22% |
| Teodore Nugent | 11 | 72 | 15% |
| Neil Farley | 11 | 104 | 11% |
| E J Walsh | 9 | 60 | 15% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| T & C McEvoy | 26 | 71 | 37% |
| Matthew Cumani | 16 | 65 | 25% |
| Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 13 | 66 | 20% |
| C Maher | 12 | 74 | 16% |
| Mitchell Freedman | 7 | 44 | 16% |
Recent meetings
Mon 31 Aug
2026Synthetic · 9 races
Tips and results ›Tue 25 Aug
2026Synthetic · 7 races
Tips and results ›Tue 18 Aug
2026Synthetic · 7 races
Tips and results ›Tue 11 Aug
2026Synthetic · 10 races
Tips and results ›Sun 9 Aug
2026Abandoned
Tips and results ›Thu 6 Aug
2026Synthetic · 8 races
Tips and results ›Mon 27 July
2026Synthetic · 10 races
Tips and results ›Tue 14 July
2026Synthetic · 8 races
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