The Gong

Are you looking for this year’s The Gong betting odds, race field and form guide? The race betting experts at Neds have everything you need to know, all in the one place.

First conducted in 2019 The Gong is one of the newer ‘Special Condition’ races that make-up the wider The Everest Carnival in Sydney during the spring.

Offering $1 million in prize money, the event is run and won at Kembla Grange Racecourse on a Saturday in late November and along with the previous Saturday’s The Hunter at Newcastle Racecourse, is one of the richest provincial races held in the state of New South Wales.

Run and won over 1600m, The Going is a quality handicap event open to horses aged three-years-old and above.

The Gong makes a nice end-of-season target for horses out of the Group races over the 1400m – 1600m distance range over the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

Mares in The Gong field may come via a Victoria Derby Day run three weeks prior in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, while four-year-olds may target this race off an October run in the $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill.

Count De Rupee (2nd in 2021) is the latest The Gong winner to come off a lead-up Golden Eagle run.

The $750,000 Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m) is another potential lead-up into The Gong, some gallopers stepping back down in distance for the million-dollar showdown.

Any five-year-old The Gong contenders may have previously contested Rosehill’s $2 million The Five Diamonds (1800m) with Detonator Jack (3rd in 2023) the last The Gong champ to come via that lucrative lead-up event.

The gong 2023 – Fast Facts

• Race Day: Saturday, November 25th, 2023
• Track Location: Kembla Grange Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Right-handed
• Race Distance: 1,600 metres
• Weight Class: Quality Handicap
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Unlisted
• Operator: Racing NSW
• Prize Purse: $1,000,000
• Inaugural Race: 2019
• 2023 The Gong Winner: Detonator Jack

the Gong 2023 RESULTS

The official 2023 The Gong results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday November 25, 2023.  

1. #9 Detonator Jack
2. #18e Loch Eagle
3. #3 Osipenko

The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Detonator Jack ($4.60) exploded clear inside the 150m to dominate The Gong 2023 results with an impressive 2.3 length romp home on the Heavy (8) Kembla Grange track on the back of his third in the $2 million The Five Diamonds.

2023 The Gong Betting

There are many different ways to bet on The Gong, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

How To Bet On The The Gong In 2023

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1. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
2. Make sure to check out the form guide, once it’s released
3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options
4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

WHICH HORSE WILL WIN THE Gong IN 2023?

Which horse will win the 2023 The Gong comes down to a number of key form factors including the barriers, form over the distance and their previous experience in similar condition races.

When selecting The Gong winner it is also important to consider:

• Group Performers – Horses coming off lead-up runs in Group company in Sydney over the spring do well in The Gong when heading to Kembla Grange.
• The Hunter Lead-Up – The Gong makes a nice next-up option for graduates out of the previous Saturday’s The Hunter held at Newcastle over 1300m.

The Gong FAVOURITES 2023

The early favourites in The Gong betting for 2023 include four-year-old Pierro entire Osipenko, Five Diamonds third place-getter in Sydney last time out Detonator Jack, and the Matthew Dunn-trained $1.5 million Alan Brown winner Cepheus carrying the top-weight. 

After the inaugural two editions both won by outsiders – Mister Sea Wolf ($21 in 2019) and Archedemus ($18 in 2020) – Count De Rupee ($4.80) became the first (equal) The Gong favourite to salute for the punters in 2021.

Riodini ($6.50 in 2022) is the latest The Gong favourite to win.

The Gong Field 2023

The official The Gong 2023 field of final acceptances is announced the Wednesday prior to the race.

The 2023 The Gong field features a capacity line-up of spring / summer milers led in betting by the Chris Waller-trained Pierro entire Osipenko.

The Gong 2023 Tips

Favourite: #3 Osipenko ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #9 Detonator Jack ($4.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #7 Palmetto ($23 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2023 The Gong betting tips will be published here the week of the race and a full The Gong Race Day tipping post available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2023 THE GONG DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

The Gong 2023 Race Day

The Gong 2023 runs on Saturday, the 25th of October, 2023. It is the feature race on the Kembla Grange race card that day, with the key support race being the $300,000 The Warra (1000m). 

the Gong 2023 BARRIER DRAW

The official 2023 The Gong barrier draw takes place the week of the race and will be published in our above The Gong Field section.

The Gong 2023 Weights

Quality handicap conditions apply to this race.

Weights must be declared by 4:00PM (local time) on Tuesday November 21, 2023 and the official 2023 The Gong weights on the final acceptors will be published in our above The Gong Field section.

2023 The Gong Top-Weight:

• #1 Cepheus (61kg)

The Gong 2023 Nominations

The Gong 2023 nominations close on Monday the 20th of November, 2023 at 11:00AM (AEDT).

The Gong 2023 nominations attracted a bumper 32 end-of-spring hopefuls led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s Pierro four-year-old Osipenko who was third in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) in Melbourne earlier this prep.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

The Gong 2023 JOCKEYS

The Gong 2023 jockeys must be declared following acceptances and will be available in our above The Gong Field section.

The Gong 2023 SCRATCHINGS

2023 The Gong scratchings must be declared by 7:30AM on race day morning, Saturday November 25th, 2023.

• #13 Spangler (17)

The Gong RACE NUMBER 2023

The 2023 The Gong race number is scheduled as Kembla Grange Race 7 at 4:00pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 25th of November, 2023. A total of ten races run that day at Kembla Grange Racecourse.

The Gong PRIZE MONEY 2023

The 2023 The Gong prize money is set at a total of $1 million.

The Gong 2023 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2023 The Gong Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 THE GONG FORM GUIDE

THE gong LIVE 2023

You can watch or listen to the 2023 The Gong live across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW

The gong Winners (Past Results)

See below for the full list of The Gong winners going back to the race’s inauguration in 2019.