Manikato Stakes, Golden Rose expert tips, betting strategies

Saddle up punters, the Group 1 Manikato Stakes at The Valley on Friday night and the Golden Rose at Rosehill on Saturday headline a bumper weekend of racing. Here are the tips from the teams at Racenet and Punters.

Saddle up punters, the Group 1 Manikato Stakes at The Valley on Friday night and the Golden Rose at Rosehill on Saturday headline a bumper weekend of racing.

Here are the tips from the teams at Racenet and Punters, with the top three selections for each expert (listed in alphabetical order) plus their suggested bet type.

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• Manikato Stakes tips, runner-by-runner form analysis

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ADAM SHERRY

Manikato Stakes
1st – Veight (No. 2)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
3rd – Growing Empire (No. 12)
Suggested bet: Veight (each-way)

Golden Rose
1st – Broadsiding (No. 1)
2nd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
3rd – Linebacker (No. 4)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

🥇 Katsu
🥈 Veight
🥉 Southport Tycoon

The @Grahame_Begg-trained gelding was in cruise control at the Cranbourne trials this morning 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7JVTDuoJhB

— Racing.com (@Racing) September 16, 2024

• Golden Rose tips, runner-by-runner form analysis

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ADAM DOBBIN

Manikato Stakes
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
2nd – Estriella (No. 6)
3rd – Veight (No. 2)
Suggested bet: I Wish I Win (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Storm Boy (No. 3)
2nd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
3rd – Broadsiding (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Storm Boy (win)

• Colts battle for stud future in Golden Rose

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ALEX DONNELLY

Manikato Stakes
1st – Hayasugi (No. 13)
2nd – Growing Empire (No. 12)
3rd – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Hayasugi (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Broadsiding (No. 1)
2nd – Storm Boy (No. 3)
3rd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

• JD Hayes backs Mr Brightside to get job done against Pride Of Jenni

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BRAD WATERS

Manikato Stakes
1st – Growing Empire (No. 12)
2nd – Hayasugi (No. 13)
3rd – Estriella (No. 8)
Suggested bet: Growing Empire (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Linebacker (No. 4)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 1)
3rd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Linebacker (win)

• Import passed fit to race in NSW … but not Victoria

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CHRIS VERNUCCIO

Manikato Stakes
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
2nd – Hayasugi (No. 13)
3rd – Veight (No. 2)
Suggested bet: I Wish I Win (each-way)

Golden Rose
1st – Broadsiding (No. 1)
2nd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
3rd – Storm Boy (No. 3)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

When your wish comes true! 😉

I Wish I Win takes the G1 Kingsford Smith Cup with @luke_nolen in the saddle for Team @moodyracingpgm - @kscoleman!@BrisRacingClubpic.twitter.com/TERTwuUS1e

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 1, 2024

• Manikato sleeper looms large in Friday night blockbuster

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CLINTON PAYNE

Manikato Stakes
1st – Hayasugi (No. 13)
2nd – Growing Empire (No. 12)
3rd – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Hayasugi (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Broadsiding (No. 1)
2nd – Linebacker (No. 4)
3rd – Emirate (No. 8)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

• Rosehill Turf Talk: $17 Heritage hope ‘a total forgive first-up’

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DANIEL SANKEY

Manikato Stakes
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
2nd – Growing Empire (No. 12)
3rd – Hayasugi (No. 13)
Suggested bet: I Wish I Win (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Emirate (No. 8)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 1)
3rd – Linebacker (No. 4)
Suggested bet: Emirate (each-way)

Emirate makes it two from two and wins at Rosehill!@aus_turf_club@[e-mail]/EkquEeK8GG

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 1, 2024

• Bodyguard ready to confirm his Everest credentials

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GILBERT GARDNER

Manikato Stakes
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
2nd – Hayasugi (No. 13)
3rd – Growing Empire (No. 12)
Suggested bet: I Wish I Win (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 1)
3rd – Mayfair (No. 7)
Suggested bet: Traffic Warden (win)

It's Traffic Warden with a statement win in the G2 Run To The Rose, and doesn't @ZacLloydx love it! 🌹@[e-mail]/sjqXOnjPuT

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 14, 2024

• Shayne O’Cass’s Rosehill tips, analysis for Saturday: $18 value bet

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JETT HATTON

Manikato Stakes
1st – Growing Empire (No. 12)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
3rd – Southport Tycoon (No. 4)
Suggested bet: Growing Empire (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Storm Boy (No. 3)
2nd – Linebacker (No. 4)
3rd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Storm Boy (win)

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LUKE SHEEHAN

Manikato Stakes
1st – Hayasugi (No. 13)
2nd – Caballus (No. 6)
3rd – Climbing Star (No. 10)
Suggested bet: Hayasugi (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Tropicus (No. 9)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 1)
3rd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Tropicus (each-way)

Too Darn Hot colt, Tropicus, savages the line for an impressive debut victory 😍 @FreedmanRacing@daniel_moorpic.twitter.com/JXICDBE931

— Racing.com (@Racing) May 11, 2024

• Cameron Happ’s best bets for Friday night, Saturday: $9.50 value play

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MITCH COHEN

Manikato Stakes
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
2nd – Growing Empire (No. 12)
3rd – Veight (No. 2)
Suggested bet: I Wish I Win (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Broadsiding (No. 1)
2nd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
3rd – Emirate (No. 8)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

What a win by Broadsiding in the G1 J.J. Atkins at Eagle Farm, wowee! 😮@BrisRacingClub@JamesCummings88@[e-mail]/XS7exmbT6e

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 15, 2024

• Why Storm Boy is still the one to beat in Golden Rose

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RAY THOMAS

Manikato Stakes
1st – Growing Empire (No. 12)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
3rd – Hayasugi (No. 13)
Suggested bet: Growing Empire (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Broadsiding (No. 1)
2nd – Storm Boy (No. 3)
3rd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

Growing Empire with an emphatic victory and an exciting future! 🔥

Mark Zahra on board for @cmaherracingpic.twitter.com/PpfR6UZIAB

— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) September 14, 2024

• Mark Guest’s tips, analysis for The Valley on Saturday

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SHAYNE O’CASS

Manikato Stakes
1st – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
2nd – Veight (No. 2)
3rd – Growing Empire (No. 12)
Suggested bet: I Wish I Win (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Broadsiding (No. 1)
2nd – Emirate (No. 8)
3rd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

• The Early Oil: Brad Waters’ Manikato Stakes night tips

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TRENTON AKERS

Manikato Stakes
1st – Hayasugi (No. 13)
2nd – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
3rd – Coleman (No. 11)
Suggested bet: Hayasugi (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Linebacker (No. 4)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 1)
3rd – Traffic Warden (No. 2)
Suggested bet: Linebacker (each-way)

That is one brave win for Broadsiding in the G1 Champagne Stakes at Randwick for @JamesCummings88 and @mcacajamez!@[e-mail]/cE7IlcbvAk

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) April 20, 2024

• Fresh is best for Everest hope Kimochi in Manikato

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TYLER MAUND

Manikato Stakes
1st – Growing Empire (No. 12)
2nd – Hayasugi (No. 13)
3rd – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
Suggested bet: Growing Empire (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Broadsiding (No. 1)
2nd – Linebacker (No. 4)
3rd – Storm Boy (No. 3)
Suggested bet: Broadsiding (win)

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XAVIER PEGUM

Manikato Stakes
1st – Hayasugi (No. 13)
2nd – Growing Empire (No. 12)
3rd – I Wish I Win (No. 1)
Suggested Bet: Hayasugi (win)

Golden Rose
1st – Storm Boy (No. 3)
2nd – Broadsiding (No. 1)
3rd – Linebacker (No. 4)
Suggested Bet: Storm Boy (win)

"What a great return to racing."

Storm Boy and Adam Hyeronimus too strong in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill, the @GaiWaterhouse1 & Adrian Bott colt led all the way to beat Mayfair and Tropicus. @[e-mail]/Lhb4QtV6ER

— Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) August 31, 2024

Originally published as Manikato Stakes, Golden Rose expert tips, betting strategies