Pakenham Racetrack Guide
The Pakenham Racecourse is located in Tynong, Victoria, and is 74km from Melbourne.
Pakenham is a left-handed turf track and 2400 meters in circumference with two long straights, the home straight being 480 meters.
There are over 40 race days annually at Pakenham, with usually at least three race meetings each and every month.
The feature race held annually on a Saturday in early December at Pakenham is the Pakenham Cup, a Listed Handicap run over 2500 meters with a $300,000 purse. The prize money for Pakenham Cup day is in excess of $1,000,000.
Using the Pakenham Racing Picks
With at least three Pakenham race days each month of the year, there will be plenty of Pakenham predictions from OLBG's knowledgeable racing tipsters. When there is no racing at Pakenham head over to the Horse Racing Picks to check out the daily horse racing selections around the globe.
The most popular Pakenham selections for each race are highlighted on this page, along with the race times you will also see the current odds, the number of picks received, the percentage in relation to all selections placed on the race, and a possible to 1 to 5-star value rating wager (5 stars being the best). The value rating takes into consideration the percentage of picks placed and the current odds.
To check out all the picks for a particular race just click on the race next to each highlighted selection and you will see all the predictions for the race along with a percentage breakdown of the most popular picks and the Best Tipster's selection at the top of the page. The Best Tipster is the person who has accumulated the highest level stakes profit over the past year.
Next to each selection, you will also see the tipster's profit performance stats for the past week, month, year, and annual strike rate.
Best Pakenham Trainers
Here are the leading trainers based on the number of wins in 2022:
| Trainer | Runners | Winners | Win % | Place % | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Stokes | 73 | 19 | 26.0% | 63.0% | $483k |
| Peter Moody | 46 | 11 | 23.9% | 47.8% | $237k |
| Ben & JD Hayes | 60 | 8 | 13.3% | 38.3% | $210k |
| Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | 74 | 7 | 9.5% | 31.1% | $223k |
| Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 31 | 7 | 22.6% | 35.5% | $166k |
| Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | 53.1% | $166k |
| Gavin Bedggood | 21 | 4 | 19.0% | 57.1% | $127k |
| Reece Goodwin | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | 50.0% | $118k |
| Matt Laurie | 23 | 4 | 17.4% | 47.8% | $109k |
| Leon & Troy Corstens | 29 | 4 | 13.8% | 24.1% | $106k |
Best Pakenham Jockeys
Here are the leading jockeys based on the number of wins in 2022:
| Jockey | Rides | Winners | Win % | Place % | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Mott | 71 | 11 | 15.5% | 36.6% | $297k |
| Blaike McDougall | 64 | 11 | 17.2% | 40.6% | $278k |
| Robbie Downey | 48 | 10 | 20.8% | 33.3% | $217k |
| Daniel Stackhouse | 64 | 9 | 14.1% | 40.6% | $249k |
| Sheridan Clarke | 63 | 9 | 14.3% | 30.2% | $204k |
| Billy Egan | 47 | 8 | 17.0% | 34.0% | $209k |
| Patrick Moloney | 62 | 8 | 12.9% | 35.5% | $208k |
| Luke Nolen | 38 | 8 | 21.1% | 57.9% | $186k |
| Daniel Moor | 46 | 7 | 15.2% | 43.5% | $213k |
| Beau Mertens | 36 | 7 | 19.4% | 47.2% | $186k |
