| What | Bendigo Races |
| Where | Bendigo Jockey Club – Heinz St, White Hills VIC 3550 |
| When | Thursday, August 14, 2025 |
| First Race | 1pm AEST |
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Racing in Victoria heads to Bendigo on Thursday afternoon with a competitive eight-race meeting set down for decision. With clear skies forecast in the leadup to the meeting, the Soft 5 track rating at the time of acceptances should become a Good 4 by race one on Thursday. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, with action commencing at 1pm AEST.
Best Bet at Bendigo: Leaving Las Vegas
Phillip Stokes has been patient with Leaving Las Vegas, and this looks the right race to finally cash in. He’s been a model of consistency with five seconds from six starts, and he arrives off a pair of narrow defeats at Geelong and Sandown where the figures stacked up for country maiden grade. Visors go on and he draws to stalk the speed, with Lachie Neindorf able to hold a spot and use the sweeping bend at Bendigo to build momentum from the 600m. If he sees out the mile as expected, this is his race to lose.
Best Bet
Race 4 – #2 Leaving Las Vegas (6)
4yo Gelding | T: Phillip Stokes | J: Lachlan Neindorf (59.5kg)
Next Best at Bendigo: Espana
Espana showed real ability in two winter runs, closing for third in a $150k 2YO sprint at Sandown before a brave second at Flemington behind the sharp Miss Ole. She resumes against her own sex, draws barrier two, and maps to park right behind the leaders over 1100m. The Soft 5 shouldn’t worry her given both starts were on affected going, and Beau Mertens knows her from the trials.
Next Best
Race 1 – 
#3 Espana (2)
3yo Filly | T: Lloyd Kennewell | J: Jamie Melham (57kg)
Best Value at Bendigo: Ti Tree Lad
The final event looks like a deep BM64, but Ti Tree Lad is the each-way play at a $10 quote with horse racing bookmakers from a soft map. He’s been ticking over nicely this prep and now lands barrier two with John Allen sticking. His Bendigo runs read well for this grade, and he’s a better horse with one run under the belt into the prep’s middle stages. With many rivals resuming or drawn awkwardly, the price should hold, and Ti Tree Lad profiles like a horse ready to peak third-up.
Best Value
Race 8 – 
#11 Ti Tree Lad (2)
6yo Gelding | T: Mitchell Freedman | J: John Allen (58kg)
Thursday quaddie tips for Bendigo
Bendigo quadrella selections
Thursday, August 14, 2025
- 2-3-4-9
- 1-5-6-8-9
- 1-3-4-10-11
- 1-2-6-8-10-11-14
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