Canberra races free betting tips & quaddie | March 9, 2025
| What | Black Opal Stakes Day 2025 |
| Where | Thoroughbred Park – 1 Randwick Rd, Lyneham ACT 2602 |
| When | Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
| First Race | 11:36am AEDT |
Country racing returns to Canberra Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, where the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m) headlines a bumper 10-race program.
The two-year-old feature is surrounded by a quality undercard, including the Listed Canberra Cup (2000m) and Listed Canberra Guineas (1400m), with the pair attracting capacity fields on the ACT’s marquee day.
The rail moves out +3m the entire circuit, and with the start time moved up to 11:36am AEDT to avoid the possibility of significant rainfall, hopefully participants can be working on a Good 4 surface throughout the afternoon.
Black Opal Stakes Tip: Sanctified
Sanctified represents terrific each-way value with horse racing bookmakers in the Black Opal Stakes as he attempts to win his way into the 2025 Golden Slipper. The son of Super Seth comes through a hot edition of the Inglis Millennium (1100m), with the quinella pairing of Rivellino and Within The Law claiming the Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m) and Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m) last Saturday, respectively. Sanctified should relish the step-up to 1200m for the first time, and with a strong tempo engaged here, watch for this guy to be storming down the middle of the course at a massive price.
Black Opal Stakes
Race 6 – 
#10 Sanctified (10)
2yo Colt | T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | J: Tyler Schiller (56kg)
Canberra Cup Tip: Gear Up
With half this field dual-accepted for the Listed Randwick City Stakes on Saturday, it’s the Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained Gear Up that gets the nod. The son of Teofilo started to put it all together last preparation, finding a career peak performance when finishing third behind Positivity in the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on September 21. His best asset is his early speed, so watch for Joshua Parr to press forward from gate four, and with the likes of Alalcance and Redstone Well possibly being withdrawn, the $13.00 with BlondeBet represents good value.
Canberra Cup
Race 7 – 
#2 Gear Up (4)
7yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Joshua Parr (57kg)
Canberra Guineas: Snow In May
Snow In May was well held in the Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on February 8 but had clear excuses taking on a quality field. The Autumn Sun filly was on the wrong part of the track, with many failing to make significant inroads towards the inside; however, the lightly raced three-year-old stuck on gamely to get within four lengths of Public Attention. She looks supremely well-placed in the 2025 Canberra Guineas, and with Tyler Schiller set to stalk from the one-one, Snow In May will prove hard to hold out.
Canberra Guineas
Race 5 – 
#6 Snow In May (6)
3yo Filly | T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | J: Tyler Schiller (54kg)
Best Bet at Canberra: Deal N’ Dash
Deal N’ Dash produced a slashing debut at Rosehill on February 26 and justified a wealth of support with online betting sites. The Dundeel gelding didn’t look like figuring with 400m left to travel before putting on the afterburners to claim Wa Wa Wa in the shadows of the post. Deal N’ Dash could be a genuine Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) contender in the autumn, and if he wants to be considered a major player in such a fixture, expect him to take care of this lot.
Best Bet
Race 9 – 
#6 Deal N’ Dash (10)
3yo Gelding | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Joshua Parr (57.5kg)
Best Value at Canberra: Cliff House
Cliff House got a pass mark first-up over an unsuitable trip at Canberra on February 21, closing to within a length of Acapella Sun despite lugging 63kg on his back. The 1200m was always going to prove too sharp for the son of Starcraft, however, he never shirked the task and appears primed to strike second-up. He drops 9kg heading into this assignment, and with the six-year-old tasting success in three of his five starts second-up, expect Cliff House to give a bold sight in the National Sprint (1400m)
Best Value
Race 8 – 
#10 Cliff House (14)
6yo Gelding | T: Tim Donnelly | J: Tyler Schiller (54kg)
Sunday quaddie tips for Canberra
Canberra quadrella selections
March 9, 2025
- 1-2-4-5-6-8
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- 6
- 1-2-3-4-6-7-9
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