Victoria Derby Betting Tips
During the past decade the group 1 Victoria Derby has emerged as the crowd favourite at the Spring Racing Carnival. Although some might put this down to the fact that Derby Day is also Men’s Day, with vast quantities of alcohol consumed by patrons, the race’s primary importance is as one of Australia’s most important betting events.
The Derby Stakes offers a number of betting advantages over the Melbourne Cup to punters, due to the fact that the race is not run with a handicap and is therefore a straightforward test of stamina and ability. As an end-of-season event, punters can generally approach Victoria Derby betting with some confidence as substantial information is available on the form and prospects of the entries in the race.
Victoria Derby Tips
It is not unusual for racehorses with no previous group one wins to win the Victoria Derby – in fact this is the rule rather than the exception.
Occasionally Victoria Derby entries are first run in the Caulfield Guineas, and a Guineas winner entered in the Victoria Derby is always worthy of consideration
A number of Victoria Derby winners first achieved success in some of Australia’s most important group 2 races. One of the most important Victoria Derby trials is the group 2 AAMI Vase, which tends to contribute several racehorses to the Derby Field every year
Antepost bets for the Victoria Derby are a popular option amongst punters looking for good value. However, these bets are generally only available from Australian online bookmakers. Punters making use of bookmakers in the UK and Ireland will have to wait until a few days prior to the race to place their bets. By this stage bookmakers will offer basic form guides for each of the runners, allowing punters to make more educated selections
The Victoria Derby, like the Melbourne Cup, can generate pari-mutuel (pool) betting markets of impressive proportions, with millions of Australians betting on the race every year. These markets can be accessed via pool betting specialists like Totesport
Lay betting is a popular betting option for the Victoria Derby, particularly when strong favourites are shoved to the top of the betting markets ahead of the race. Betting exchanges like Betfair provide punters with the opportunity to lay the various entries in the Victoria Derby betting markets