The Herald Sun boasts one of the highest readerships amongst rival newspapers
published in Victoria. Each daily edition includes a dedicated racing lift-out
which provides coverage for up to two day's racing and the latest news and views
within the racing industry.
The Herald Sun racing lift-out is one of the most recognised form guides available
to Victorian punters. The racing content is presented in an easy-to-read format,
targeting the social punter looking for brief and relevant form data that is
sufficiently summarised to get the information they need quickly.
The racing form guide includes:
- A list of runners in saddle cloth order for each Victorian race scheduled
on the given day and sometimes also for the following day.
- Form indicators that provide punters with insights into a runner's credentials
at a glance by using a code posted next to each horse’s name;
- Estimated betting odds;
- Gear changes; and
- Comments on every runner in every Victorian race.
Saturday racing form guides usually include more detailed form statistics for
each horse. Details include summaries for each runner's last three runs,
and a greater number of form statistics. Comments for each horse's past runs
include stewards reports which can provide useful insights into poor past performances.
Herald Sun Racing Tips
News Limited, the parent company of the Herald Sun newspaper, employs a sizeable
team of racing analysts and journalists whose primary focus is Victorian Racing.
There is a dedicated group of racing experts looking at each Victorian meeting
each day of the week, assessing form and making their expert opinions easily
accessible to punters via tip lists embedded into the form guide.
Each racing expert posts their top four selections in each race on the card
and stands out one of the top selections as their best bet. For Saturday races,
the entire team posts their selections, best bet, best value bet and the runner
they think is the best sneaky chance of pulling off a win at good odds.
Tips for Saturday’s meeting are published in Friday's edition of the
newspaper followed by an updated form guide and tip list in Saturday's editions.
Racing Stories
The Herald Sun journalists are regarded as one of the most insightful sources
of Victorian racing news in the country. They were one of the first media sources
to report on the Cobalt scandal in 2015 and are usually ahead of the curve when
it comes to other breaking news within their jurisdiction.
The News Limited Stable
The Herald Sun racing team is part of the broader News Limited group which
includes its New South Wales colleagues from the
Daily Telegraph racing team based in Sydney.
The Melbourne office also includes racing form analysts Nick Quinn
and Adam Hamilton from the Victorian branch of corporate
bookmaker and totalizator TAB Corp.
Herald Sun Racing Tipsters
Journalists and form analysts in the team contribute towards the daily tip
sheets published in the newspaper. The media group's heightened exposure to
racing industry news, daily trials, and stable information positions them well
to provide quality selections for the races they preview.
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